Methods for diagnosing and treating systemic lupus erythematosus disease and compositions thereof

ABSTRACT

The present invention is directed to novel methods for diagnosis and prognosis of Systemic lupus erythematosus by identifying differentially expressed genes. Moreover, the present invention is also directed to methods that can be used to screen test compounds and therapies for the ability to inhibit systemic lupus erythematosus. Additionally, methods and molecule targets (genes and their products) for therapeutic intervention in systemic lupus erythematosus are described.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority U.S. Ser. No. 60/281,515, filed Apr. 3,2001. The contents of this application are incorporated herein byreference in their entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is directed to novel methods for diagnosis andprognosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by identifying differentiallyexpressed genes. The present invention is further directed to methodsand molecular targets (genes and their products) for therapeuticintervention in systemic lupus erythematosus. In particular, the presentinvention is directed to a method of modulating the expression levels ofgenes associated with systemic lupus erythematosus by administration ofrapamycin or antibodies to B7 molecules.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder inwhich patients suffer a number immunological abnormalities that is notspecific to any one organ. SLE is manifested in various forms, includingfacial lesions, nephritis, endocarditis, hemolytic anemia andleukopenia. Specifically, SLE has been linked to disruption of complexT-cell mediated pathways, thus presenting a challenge to researchersattempting to elucidate the mechanism of the disease.

Many immunological phenomena are connected to SLE. In SLE patients,antibodies form against certain endogenous antigens, such as thebasement membrane of the skin, against lymphocytes, erythrocytes andnuclear antigens. Antibodies may be directed against double-stranded DNA(ds-DNA) to form complexes, which are then deposited together on smallblood vessels, resulting in vasculitis. These deposits are especiallydangerous when they occur on the renal glomeruli, and may lead toglomerulonephritis and kidney failure. The incidence of clinicallydetectable involvement of the kidneys ranges from 50 to 80%.

T cells react against endogenous antigens in SLE patients. In order forT-lymphocytes to respond, antigen-presenting cells (APCs) must providetwo signals to trigger resting T cells. (Jenkins, M. and Schwarts, R. J.Exp. Med. 165: 302-319 (1987); Mueller D. L. et al, J. Immunol. 144:3701-3709 (1990)). The first signal, which confers specificity to theimmune response, is transduced via the T cell receptor (TCR) forantigenic peptide presented in the context of the majorhistocompatibility complex (MHC). The second signal, termedcostimulation, induces T cells to proliferate and become functional(Lenschow et al., Annu. Rev. Immunol. 14:233 (1996)). Unlike the firstsignal pathway, costimulation is neither antigen-specific nor MHCrestricted, and is thought to be provided by one or more distinct cellsurface molecules expressed by APCs. (Jenkins. M. K., et al., J.Immunol., 140:3324-3330 (1988); Linsley, P. S., et al. J. Exp. Med. 173:721-730 (1991); Gimmi, C. D. et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 88:6575-6579(1991); Young, J. W. et al J. Clin. Invest 90:229-237 (1992); Koulova etal. J. Exp. Med. 173: 759-762 (1991); Reiser, H. et al, Proc. Natl.Acad. Sci. 89:271-275 (1992); van Seventer, G. A. et al., J. Immunol.144: 4579-4586 (1990); LaSalle, J. M. et al., J. Immunol. 147: 774-80(1991); Dustin, M. I. et al, J. Exp. Med. 169: 503 (1989); Armitage, R.J. et al. Nature 357: 80-82 (1992); Liu, Y. et al. J. Exp. Med. 715:437-445 (1992). It is widely believed that genes involved in regulatingT cell response play a critical role in patients suffering from SLE.

The CD80 (B7-1) and CD86 (B7) proteins, expressed on APCs, are criticalmolecules in the costimulatory pathway as shown in two mouse models ofautoimmune kidney disease, a model believed to be analogous to humanSLE. Sypek et al. (Freeman et al. J. Exp. Med. 174: 625 (1991); Freemanet al., J. Immunol. 143:2714 (1989); Azuma et al. Nature 366:76 (1993);Freeman et al. Science 262: 909 (1993)). B7 appears to play apredominant role during primary immune responses, while B7-1, which isupregulated later in the course of an immune response, may be importantin prolonging primary T cell responses or costimulating secondary T cellresponses (Bluestone, Immunity 2:555 (1995)).

One receptor to which B7-1 and B7 bind, CD28, is constitutivelyexpressed on resting T cells and increases in expression afteractivation. After signaling through the T cell receptor, ligation ofCD28 and transduction of a costimulatory signal induces T cells toproliferate and secrete IL-2. (Linsley, P. S., et al. J. Exp. Med.173:721-730 (1991); Gimmi, C. D. et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.88:6575-6579 (1991); June, C. J. et al. Immunol. Today 11:211-6 (1990);Harding, F. A., et al. Nature 356: 607-609 (1992)). A second receptor,termed CTLA4 (CD152) is homologous to CD28 but is not expressed onresting T cells and appears following T cell activation (Brunet, J. F.et al., Nature 328, 267-270 (1987)). CTLA4 appears to be critical innegative regulation of T cell responses. (Waterhouse et al, Science270-985 (1995)). Blockade of CTLA4 has been found to remove inhibitorysignals, while aggregation of CTLA4 has been found to provide inhibitorysignals that downregulate T cell responses (Allison and Krummel, Science270: 932 (1995)). The B7 molecules have a higher affinity for CTLA4 thanfor CD28 (Linsley, P. S. et al, J. Exp. Med. 174: 561-569 (1991)), andB7-1 and B7 have been found to bind to distinct regions of the CTLA4molecules and have different kinetics of binding to CTLA4 (Linsley etal. immunity, 1:793 (1994)). If T-cells are only stimulated through theT cell receptor, without receiving an additional costimulatory signal,they become nonresponsive, anergic, or die, resulting in downmodulationof the immune response.

In addition, a new molecule related to CD28 and CTLA4, ICOS, has beenidentified and seems important in IL-10 production. (Hutloff et al.,Nature 397:263 (1999); WO 98/38216; Tamatani, T. et al, Int. Immunol.12:51-55). The ICOS ligand, GL50 has also been identified (also calledby the names ICOSL, B7h, LICOS, and B7RP-1) which is a new B7 familymember (Ling, V et al, J. Immunol. 164:1653-7 (2000); Swallow, M. M. etal Immunity 11:423-432 (1999); Aicher, A. et al, J. Immunol. 164:4689-96(2000); Mages, H. W. et al, Eur. J. Immunol. 30:1040-7 (2000); Brodie,D. et al, Curr. Biol. 10:333-6 (2000); Yoshinaga, S. K. et al., Nature402:827-32 (1999)). Moreover, an additional B7 family member, B7-H1,also known as PD-L1, interacts with the immunoinhibitory receptor PD-1(Freeman, G. J. et al., J. Exp. Med. 192:1027-34).

The importance of the B7:CD28/CTLA4 costimulatory pathway has beendemonstrated in vitro and in several in vivo model systems. Blockade ofthis costimulatory pathway results in the development of antigenspecific tolerance in murine and human systems. (Harding, F. A. et alNature 356: 607-609 (1992); Lenschow, D. J. et al, Science 257: 789-792(1992); Turka, L. A. et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci 89: 1102-11105(1992); Gimmi, C. D. et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 90:6586-6590 (1993);Boussiotis, V. et al. J. Exp. Med. 178: 1753-1763 (1993)). Conversely,expression of B7 by B7 negative murine tumor cells induces T-cellmediated specific immunity accompanied by tumor rejection and longlasting protection to tumor challenge. (Chen, L. et al Cell 71:1093-1102 (1992); Towsend, S. E. and Allison, J. P. Science 259: 368-370(1993); Baskar, S. et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 90: 5687-5690 (1993)).Therefore manipulation of the costimulatory pathway offers greatpotential to stimulate or suppress immune responses in humans.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) involves the complex interaction ofmany genes in cell-mediated immune responses. The nature and variabilityof SLE as expressed in different patients has proven to be a challengein characterizing the disease and in developing a prognosis for eachpatient. The present invention therefore addresses these issues by usingdifferentially expressed genes to provide methods for diagnosis,prognosis and for assaying therapeutic intervention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of diagnosing asubject with systemic lupus erythematosus by comparing the level ofexpression of a marker in a sample from a subject, where the marker isselected from the group of markers set forth in Tables 1 and 3-8, to thenormal level of expression of the marker in a control sample, where asubstantial difference between the level of expression of the marker inthe sample from the subject and the normal level is an indication thatthe subject is afflicted with systemic lupus erythematosus. In apreferred embodiment, the marker corresponds to a transcribedpolynucleotide or a portion thereof. Preferably, the marker correspondsto a transcribed polynucleotide or a portion thereof, and the sample iscollected from kidney tissue. In another preferred embodiment, thecontrol sample is from non-involved tissue from the subject.Alternatively, the control sample is from the tissue of a nondiseasedsubject. In a further preferred embodiment, the level of expression ofthe marker in the sample differs from the normal level of expression ofthe marker in a subject not afflicted by a factor of at least two, andin an even more preferred embodiment, the expression levels differ by afactor of at least five.

In another preferred embodiment, the level of expression of the markerin the sample is assessed by detecting the presence in the sample of aprotein corresponding to the marker. In a particularly preferredembodiment, the presence of the protein is detected using a reagentwhich specifically binds with the protein. In an even more preferredembodiment, the reagent comprises an antibody or fragments thereof. Inanother preferred embodiment, the method comprises a marker selectedfrom markers listed in Table 3-4, Table 7 or Table 8. In anotherpreferred embodiment, the level of expression of the marker in thesample is assessed by detecting the presence in the sample of atranscribed polynucleotide or portion thereof, where the transcribedpolynucleotide includes the marker. In a particularly preferredembodiment, the transcribed polynucleotide is an mRNA or a cDNA.

In yet another preferred embodiment, the level of expression of themarker in the sample is assessed by detecting the presence in the sampleof a transcribed polynucleotide or a portion thereof which hybridizeswith a labeled probe under stringent conditions, wherein the transcribedpolynucleotide comprises the marker.

In another preferred embodiment for diagnosing a subject with systemiclupus erythematosus, the level of expression in the sample of each of apanel of markers independently selected from the markers listed inTables 1 and 3-8 is compared with the normal level of expression of thesame panel of markers in a control sample, where the level of expressionof more than one of the markers is substantially different, relative tothe corresponding normal levels of expression of the markers, indicatingthat the subject is afflicted with systemic lupus erythematosus. In aparticularly preferred embodiment, the plurality includes at least fiveof the markers set forth in Tables 1 and 3-8.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of monitoring theprogression of systemic lupus erythematosus in a subject, includingdetecting in a subject sample at a first point in time the expression ofmarker, where the marker is selected from the group including themarkers listed in Tables 1 and 3-8, repeating this detection step at asubsequent point in time with the same marker, and detecting asubstantial difference between the levels of expression, thus indicatingthat the subject has progressed to a different stage of systemic lupuserythematosus. In a preferred embodiment, at least 5 markers areselected from the group of markers Tables 1 and 3-8 and combinationsthereof. In another preferred embodiment, the marker corresponds to atranscribed polynucleotide or portion thereof, where the polynucleotideincludes the marker. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the cellsare collected from kidney tissue.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of assessing theefficacy of a test compound for inhibiting systemic lupus erythematosusin a subject, including comparing expression of a marker in a firstsample obtained from the subject which is exposed to or maintained inthe presence of the test compound, where the marker is selected from thegroup including the markers listed in Tables 1 and 3-8, to expression ofthe marker in a second sample obtained from the subject, where thesecond sample is not exposed to the test compound, where a substantiallydifferent level of expression of the marker in the first sample relativeto that in the second sample is an indication that the test compound isefficacious for inhibiting systemic lupus erythematosus in the subject.In a preferred embodiment, the first and second samples are portions ofa single sample obtained from the subject. In a particularly preferredembodiment, the substantially different level of expression is a lowerlevel of expression in the first sample.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of assessing theefficacy of a therapy for inhibiting systemic lupus erythematosus in asubject, the method including comparing expression of a marker in thefirst sample obtained from the subject prior to providing at least aportion of the therapy to the subject, where the marker is selected fromthe group including the markers listed in Tables 1 and 3-8, toexpression of the marker in a second sample obtained from the subjectfollowing provision of the portion of the therapy, where a substantiallydifferent level of expression of the marker in the second samplerelative to the first sample, is an indication that the therapy isefficacious for inhibiting systemic lupus erythematosus in the subject.In a preferred embodiment, the substantially different level ofexpression is a substantially lower level of expression in the secondsample. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the method furthercomprises a step of comparing expression of the marker in a controlsample, where a substantially similar level of expression in the secondsample, relative to the control sample, is an additional indication thatthe test compound is efficacious for inhibiting systemic lupuserythematosus.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of screening testcompounds for inhibitors of systemic lupus erythematosus in a subject,the method including obtaining a sample including cells from a subject,separately maintaining aliquots of the sample in the presence of aplurality of test compounds, comparing expression of a marker in each ofthe aliquots, where the marker is selected from the group including themarkers listed in Tables 1 and 3-8, and selecting one of the testcompounds which induces a substantially different level of expression ofthe marker in the aliquot containing that test compound, relative toother test compounds. In a particularly preferred embodiment, thesubstantially different level of expression is a substantially lowerlevel of expression. In an alternative preferred embodiment, thesubstantially different level of expression is a substantially enhancedlevel of expression.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a kit for diagnosing asubject with systemic lupus erythematosus, including reagents forassessing expression of a marker selected from the group including themarkers listed in Tables 1 and 3-8.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a kit for diagnosingsystemic lupus erythematosus in a subject, the kit including a nucleicacid probe where the probe specifically binds with a transcribedpolynucleotide corresponding to a marker selected from the groupincluding the markers listed in Tables 1 and 3-8.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a kit for assessing thesuitability of each of a plurality of compounds for inhibiting systemiclupus erythematosus, the kit including a plurality of compounds and areagent for assessing expression of a marker selected from the groupincluding the markers listed in Tables 1 and 3-8.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a kit for diagnosing asubject with systemic lupus erythematosus, the kit including an antibodywhich specifically binds with a protein corresponding to a markerselected from the group including the markers listed in Tables 1 and3-8.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of modulating thelevel of expression of a marker selected from the markers listed inTables 1 and 3-8, the method comprising providing to diseased cells ofthe subject an antisense oligonucleotide complementary to apolynucleotide corresponding to the marker.

In yet another embodiment, the invention provides a method of modulatingthe level of expression of a marker selected from the markers listed inTables 1 and 3-8, the method comprising providing to diseased cells of asubject a protein. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the inventionfurther provides a vector which comprises a polynucleotide encoding theprotein.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of modulating alevel of expression of a marker selected from the markers listed inTables 1 and 3-8, where the method comprises providing to diseased cellsof a subject an antibody. In a preferred embodiment, the method furthercomprises a therapeutic moiety conjugated to the antibody. In anotherpreferred embodiment the method comprises providing to the diseasedcells an additional antibody.

In another preferred embodiment, the invention provides a method oflocalizing a therapeutic moiety to diseased tissue of a subjectcomprising exposing the tissue to an antibody which is specific to aprotein encoded by a marker listed in Tables 1 and 3-8. Alternatively,the method may be practices by exposing the tissue to a plurality ofantibodies which are each specific to a protein encoded by a markerlisted in Tables 1 and 3-8.

In another preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a methodof screening for a test compound capable of modulating the activity of aprotein encoded from a marker listed in Tables 1 and 3-8, said methodcomprising combining said protein and test compound, and determining theeffect of said test compound on the therapeutic efficacy of saidprotein.

In yet another preferred embodiment, the present invention provides amethod of screening for a bioactive agent capable of interfering withthe binding of a protein or a fragment thereof and an antibody whichbinds to said protein or fragment thereof, where the method combines aprotein or fragment thereof, a bioactive agent and an antibody whichbinds to the protein or fragment thereof, wherein the method furtherincludes determining the binding of the protein or fragment thereof andthe antibody.

In another preferred embodiment, the present invention provides anantibody which specifically binds to a protein encoded from a markerlisted in Tables 1 and 3-8. In particularly preferred embodiment, theantibody is monoclonal and humanized.

In yet another preferred embodiment, the present invention provides apeptide encoded from markers listed in Tables 1 and 3-8. Furthermore,the present invention is also directed to a composition comprising thepeptide.

In an alternative embodiment, the present invention provides acomposition capable of modulating an immune response in a subject, wherethe composition comprises a protein encoded from a marker listed inTables 1 and 3-8 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

In yet another embodiment, the present invention provides a biochipcomprising a panel of markers selected from the group of markers listedin Tables 1 and 3-8. Furthermore, in a particularly preferredembodiment, the markers for a biochip may be selected for subjectssuspected of having systemic lupus erythematosus with differentmanifestations of the disease, in particular nephritis or faciallesions.

Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing detailed description and claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a graphical representation of the expression levels of geneslisted in Table 5, as found in asymptomatic mice at 12 weeks, diseasedmice at 36 weeks, and in rapamycin-treated, diseased mice at 36 weeks(see Example 2 below).

FIG. 2 is a graphical representation of the expression levels of theindicated genes as normalized by antibodies to B7 molecules at 50 weeks,as compared to untreated mice at 12 weeks and 24 weeks.

FIG. 3 is a graphical representation of the expression levels of theindicated genes, as normalized by rapamycin or antiB7 and compared tountreated mice at 12 weeks and 36 weeks.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides methods for diagnosis and prognosisevaluation for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in subjects, as wellas methods and molecular targets for therapeutic intervention.

In one aspect of the invention, the expression levels of genes aredetermined in a particular patient sample for which either diagnosis orprognosis information is desired. The level of expression of a number ofgenes simultaneously provides an expression profile, which isessentially a “fingerprint” of the activity of a gene or plurality ofgenes that is unique to the state of the cell. Comparison of relativelevels of expression have been found to be indicative of the presence ofsystemic lupus erythematosus, and as such permits for diagnostic andprognostic analysis. Moreover, by comparing relative expression profilesof systemic lupus erythematosus tissue in subjects suffering differentmanifestations (i.e. nephritis, facial lesions, endocarditis, hemolyticanemia or leukopenia), information regarding which genes are important(including both up- and down-regulation of genes) in each of thesestates is obtained. The identification of gene markers that aredifferentially expressed in diseased versus non-diseased tissue, as wellas differential expression resulting in different prognostic outcomes,allows the use of this invention in a number of ways. For example, theevaluation of a particular treatment regime may be evaluated: will aparticular drug act to improve the long-term prognosis in a particularpatient? The discovery of these differential expression patterns forindividual genes allows for screening of drug candidates with an eye tomimicking or altering a particular expression pattern; for example,screening can be done for drugs that will alter the SLE differentialexpression pattern or convert a poor prognosis pattern to a betterprognosis pattern. This may be done by making biochips comprising setsof the significant SLE genes, which can then be used in these screens.These methods can also be done on the protein basis; that is proteinexpression levels of the SLE-associated proteins can be evaluated fordiagnostic and prognostic purposes or to screen test compounds. Inaddition, the markers can be administered for gene therapy purposes,including the administration of antisense nucleic acids, or proteins(including antibodies and other modulators thereof) administered astherapeutic drugs.

Moreover, while murine markers are provided in the present invention fordisease and drug evaluation, it is well-appreciated in the art thatexpression levels from human subjects may also be measured. Furthermore,markers from other organisms may be useful as animal models for study ofSLE and for drug evaluation. Markers from other organisms may beobtained using the techniques outlined below.

The present invention is based, at least in part, on the identificationof a number of genetic markers, set forth in Tables 1 and 3-8, which aredifferentially expressed between diseased samples (SLE-associated) andnon-diseased samples. Autoimmune kidney disease (“AKD”) is awell-accepted murine model for SLE, and genes which are significant inAKD will likely play a role in human SLE. Consequently, a panel of11,000 known murine genes was screened for expression in diseased versusnon-diseased tissue from twelve different mice afflicted with thedisease (see Example 1). The full list of novel genes that weredifferentially regulated between onset and peak are set forth inTable 1. This differential expression was observed either as an increasein expression in a subset of markers (Table 3), or a decrease inexpression in a further subset of markers (Table 4). In addition, tonarrow the subset of diseased-related, immune-mediated genes, diseasedcells were subjected to treatment by rapamycin or to antibodies whichbind to B7 molecules (“anti-B7”), to yield a further subset of genes(Tables 5-6 for rapamycin, and Table 7 for anti-B7).

Included among the genes used to screen diseased versus non-diseasedtissue in the murine panel were several genes known in the art to beimplicated in SLE, as listed in Table 2. These genes served as aninternal control. Each of these genes were found to be substantiallyincreased in expression in the diseased cells as opposed to non-diseasedcells, thus validating the method as a means for identifying significantgenes involved in the disease pathology. Correspondingly, the geneswhich are known in the art to be linked to SLE (Table 2) may also serveas validation in expression studies for SLE. Moreover, thedifferentially regulated genes of the invention, as listed in Table 1and in particular, in Tables 3-8, have not been previously associatedwith AKD or systemic lupus erythematosus.

Accordingly, the present invention pertains to the use of the genes setforth in Tables 1 and 3-8, the corresponding mRNA transcripts, and theencoded polypeptides as markers for the presence or risk of developmentof SLE. These markers are further useful to correlate the extent and/orseverity of disease. In particular, the present invention is directed tothe genes set forth in Table 34, Table 7 and Table 8.

Panels of the markers can be conveniently arrayed on solid supports,i.e. biochips for use in kits. Markers can also be useful for assessingthe efficacy of a treatment or therapy of SLE.

In one aspect, the invention provides markers whose level of expression,which signifies their quantity or activity, is correlated with thepresence of SLE. The markers of the invention may be nucleic acidmolecules (e.g., DNA, cDNA or mRNA) or peptide(s). Preferably theinvention is performed by detecting the presence of a transcribedpolynucleotide or a portion thereof, wherein the transcribedpolynucleotide comprises the marker. Alternatively, detection may beperformed by detecting the presence of a protein which corresponds tothe marker. The markers of the invention are either increased ordecreased in quantity or activity in SLE tissue as compared tonon-diseased tissue. For example, the gene designated ‘ACTC1’ isincreased in expression level in diseased murine kidney cells, relativeto control cells, while the gene designated ‘LPL’ is decreased inexpression level in the diseased murine kidney cells, relative tocontrol cells. Both the presence of increased or decreased mRNA forthese genes (and for other genes set forth in Tables 1 and 3-8), andalso increased or decreased levels of the protein products of thesegenes (and other genes set forth in Tables 1 and 3-8) serve as markersfor either AKD or SLE. Preferably, increased or decreased levels of themarkers of the invention are increases and decreases of a magnitude thatare statistically substantial as compared to appropriate control samples(i.e., non-involved tissue or from non-diseased subjects.) Inparticularly preferred embodiments, the marker is increased or decreasedrelative to control samples by at least 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-,or 10-fold or more. Similarly one skilled in the art will be cognizantof the fact that a preferred detection methodology is one in which theresulting detection values are above the minimum detection limit of themethodology.

Detection and measurement of the relative amount of a nucleic acid orpeptide marker of the invention may be by any method known in the art(see, i.e., Sambrook, J., Fritsh, E. F., and Maniatis, T. MolecularCloning: A Laboratory Manual. 2^(nd) , ed., Cold Spring HarborLaboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor,N.Y. (1989), and Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, eds. Ausubel etal, John Wiley & Sons (1992)). Typical methodologies for detection of atranscribed polynucleotide include RNA extraction from a cell or tissuesample, followed by hybridization of a labeled probe (i.e., acomplementary nucleic acid molecule) specific for the target RNA to theextracted RNA and detection of the probe (i.e. Northern blotting).Typical methodologies for peptide detection include protein extractionfrom a cell or tissue sample, followed by hybridization of a labeledprobe (i.e., an antibody) specific for the target protein to the proteinsample, and detection of the probe. The label group can be aradioisotope, a fluorescent compound, an enzyme, or an enzyme co-factor.Detection of specific peptide(s) and nucleic acid molecules may also beassessed by gel electrophoresis, column chromatography, directsequencing, or quantitative PCR (in the case of nucleic acid molecules)among many other techniques well known to those skilled in the art.

In certain embodiments, the genes themselves (i.e., the DNA or cDNA) mayserve as markers for SLE. For example, the absence of nucleic acidscorresponding to a gene (i.e. a gene from Table 8) such as by deletionof all or part of the gene, may be correlated with disease. Similarly anincrease of nucleic acid corresponding to a gene (i.e. a gene fromTables 1 and 3-8), such as by duplication of the gene, may also becorrelated with disease.

Detection of the presence or number of copies of all or a part of amarker gene of the invention may be performed using any method known inthe art. Typically, it is convenient to assess the presence and/orquantity of a DNA or cDNA by Southern analysis, in which total DNA froma cell or tissue sample is extracted, is hybridized with a labeled probe(i.e. a complementary DNA molecules), and the probe is detected. Thelabel group can be a radioisotope, a fluorescent compound, an enzyme, oran enzyme co-factor. Other useful methods of DNA detection and/orquantification include direct sequencing, gel electrophoresis, columnchromatography, and quantitative PCR, as is known by one skilled in theart.

The invention also encompasses nucleic acid and peptide molecules whichare structurally different from the molecules described above (i.e.which have a slight altered nucleic acid or amino acid sequence), butwhich have the same properties as the molecules above (e.g., encodedamino acid sequences, or which are changed only in nonessential aminoacid residues). Such molecules include allelic variants, and aredescribed in greater detail in subsection I.

In another aspect, the invention provides markers whose quantity oractivity is correlated with different manifestations or severity of SLE:facial lesions, nephritis, endocarditis, hemolytic anemia and leukopeniaThese markers are either increased or decreased in quantity or activityin SLE tissue in a fashion that is either positively or negativelycorrelated with the degree of severity of the SLE. A method ofmonitoring progression of SLE in subjects may be devised by detecting asubstantial difference between the levels of expression in a diseasedsubject at different points in time. The subsequent level of expressionmay further be compared to different expression profiles of various SLEmanifestations to confirm whether the subject has a matching profile. Inyet another aspect, the invention provides markers whose quantity oractivity is correlated with a risk in a subject for developing SLE.These markers are either increased or decreased in activity or quantityin direct correlation to the likelihood of the development of SLE in asubject.

Each marker may be considered individually, although it is within thescope of the invention to provide combinations of two or more markersfor use in the methods and compositions of the invention to increase theconfidence of the analysis. In another aspect, the invention providespanels of the markers of the invention. In a preferred embodiment, thesepanels of markers are selected such that the markers within any onepanel share certain features. For example, the markers of a first panelmay each exhibit a decrease in quantity or activity in SLE tissue ascompared to samples from non-involved samples from the same subject ortissue from a non-diseased subject. Similarly, different panels ofmarkers may be composed of markers from different tissues (i.e., skin orkidney tissue, or may represent different components of an SLEmanifestation or severity (i.e., facial lesions, nephritis,endocarditis, hemolytic anemia and leukopenia). Panels of the markers ofthe invention may be made by independently selecting markers from any ofTables 1 and 3-8, and may further be provided on biochips, as discussedbelow.

It will be appreciated by one skilled in the art that the panels ofmarkers of the invention may conveniently be provided on solid supports,as a biochip. For example, polynucleotides may be coupled to an array(e.g., a biochip using GeneChip® for hybridization analysis), to a resin(e.g., a resin which can be packed into a column for columnchromatography), or a matrix (e.g. a nitrocellulose matrix for northernblot analysis). The immobilization of molecules complementary to themarker(s), either covalently or noncovalently, permits a discreteanalysis of the presence or activity of each marker in a sample. In anarray, for example, polynucleotides complementary to each member of apanel of markers may individually be attached to different, knownlocations on the array. The array may be hybridized with, for example,polynucleotides extracted from a kidney sample from a subject. Thehybridization of polynucleotides from the sample with the array at anylocation on the array can be detected, and thus the presence or quantityof the marker in the sample can be ascertained. In a preferredembodiment, an array based on a biochip is employed. Similarly, Westernanalyses may be performed on immobilized antibodies specific fordifferent polypeptide markers hybridized to a protein sample from asubject.

It will also be apparent to one skilled in the art that the entiremarker protein or nucleic acid molecule need not be conjugated to thebiochip support; a portion of the marker or sufficient length fordetection purposes (i.e., for hybridization), for example a portion ofthe marker which is 7, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65,70, 75, 100 or more nucleotides or amino acids in length may besufficient for detection purposes.

The nucleic acid and peptide markers of the invention may be isolatedfrom any tissue or cell of a subject. In a preferred embodiment, thetissue is kidney tissue. However, it will be apparent to one skilled inthe art that other tissue samples, including bodily fluids such asblood, may also serve as sources from which the markers of the inventionmay be assessed. The tissue samples containing one or more of themarkers themselves may be useful in the methods of the invention, andone skilled in the art will be cognizant of the methods by which suchsamples may be conveniently obtained, stored and/or preserved.

Several markers were known prior to the invention to be associated withSLE and are provided in Table 2. These markers are not to be consideredas markers of the invention. However, these markers may be convenientlybe used in combination with the markers of the invention (Tables 1 and3-8) in the methods, panels and kits of the invention.

In another aspect, the invention provides methods of making an isolatedhybridoma which produces an antibody useful for diagnosing a patientwith SLE. In this method, a protein corresponding to a marker of theinvention is isolated (e.g., by purification from a cell in which it isexpressed or by transcription and translation of a nucleic acid encodingthe protein in vivo or in vitro using known methods). A vertebrate,preferably a mammal such as a mouse, rabbit or sheep, is immunized usingthe isolated protein or protein fragment. The vertebrate may optionally(and preferably) be immunized at least one additional time with theisolated protein or protein fragment, so that the vertebrate exhibits arobust immune response to the protein or protein fragment. Splenocytesare isolated from the immunized vertebrate and fused with animmortalized cell line to form hybridomas, using any of a variety ofmethods well known in the art. Hybridomas formed in this manner are thenscreened using standard methods to identify one or more hybridomas whichproduce an antibody which specifically binds with the protein or proteinfragment. The invention also includes hybridomas made by this method andantibodies made using such hybridomas.

The invention provides methods of diagnosing SLE, or determining therisk of developing SLE. These methods involve isolating a sample from asubject (e.g., a sample containing skin cells or kidney tissue),detecting the presence, quantity and/or activity of one or more markersof the invention in the sample relative to a second sample from anon-diseased subject, or from a non-involved tissue in the same subject.The levels of markers in the two samples are compared, and a substantialincrease or decrease in one or more markers in the test sample indicatesthe presence or risk of presence of SLE in the subject.

The invention also provides methods of assessing the efficacy of a testcompound or therapy for inhibiting SLE in a subject. These methodsinvolve isolating samples from a subject suffering from SLE who isundergoing treatment or therapy, and detecting the presence, quantity,and/or activity of one or more markers of the invention in the firstsample relative to a second sample. Where a test compound isadministered, the first and second samples are preferably sub-portionsof a single sample taken from the patient, wherein the first portion isexposed to the test compound and the second portion is not. In oneaspect of this embodiment, the substantially different level ofexpression is a substantially lower level of expression in the firstsample, relative to the second. Most preferably, the level of expressionin the first sample approximates (i.e., less than a two fold differencefrom a control) the level of expression in a third control sample, takenfrom either a non-diseased subject or non-involved tissue.

Where the efficacy of a therapy is being assessed, the first sampleobtained from the subject is preferably obtained prior to provision ofat least a portion of the therapy, whereas the second sample is obtainedfollowing provision of the portion of the therapy. The levels of markersin the samples are compared, preferably against a third control sampleas well, and correlated with the presence, risk of presence, or severityof SLE. Most preferably, the level of markers in the second sampleapproximates the level of expression of a third control sample. Byassessing whether expression of SLE has been lessened or alleviated inthe sample, the ability of the treatment or therapy to treat SLE isdetermined.

The invention also provides a method of screening test compounds forinhibitors of SLE, and to the pharmaceutical compositions comprising thetest compounds. The method of screening comprises obtaining samples ofdiseased or involved cells, maintaining separate aliquots of the sampleswith a plurality of test compounds, and comparing expression of a markerin each of the aliquots to determine whether any of the test compoundsprovides a substantially different level of expression from a control.In addition, methods of screening may be devised by combining a testcompound with a protein and thereby determining the effect of the testcompound on the protein. Alternatively, the invention is furtherdirected to a method of screening for bioactive agents capable ofinterfering with the binding of a protein encoded by the markers ofTables 1 and 3-8, and an antibody, by combining the bioactive agent,protein, and antibody together and determining whether binding of theantibody and protein occurs.

Moreover, the invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositionscomprising the test compound, or bioactive agent, which may furtherinclude a marker protein and/or nucleic acid of the invention (e.g., forthose markers in Tables 1 and 3-8 which are decreased or increased inquantity or activity in SLE versus non-diseased tissue), and can beformulated as described herein. Alternatively, these compositions mayinclude an antibody which specifically binds to a marker protein of theinvention and/or an antisense nucleic acid molecule which iscomplementary to a marker nucleic acid of the invention (e.g., for thosemarkers which are increased in quantity in SLE tissue) and can beformulated as described herein.

The invention further provides methods of modulating a level ofexpression of a marker of the invention, comprising administration tothe diseased cells of the subject a variety of compositions whichcorrespond to the markers of Tables 1 and 3-8, including proteins orantisense oligonucleotides. The protein may be provided to the diseasedcells by further providing a vector comprising a polynucleotide encodingthe protein to the cells. Alternatively, the expression levels of themarkers of the invention may be modulated by providing an antibody, aplurality of antibodies or an antibody conjugated to a therapeuticmoiety. Treatment with the antibody may further be localized to thediseased tissue. In another aspect, the invention provides methods forlocalizing a therapeutic moiety to diseased tissue comprising exposingthe tissue to an antibody which is specific to a protein encoded fromthe markers of the invention. This method may therefore provide a meansto inhibit or enhance expression of a specific gene corresponding to amarker listed in Tables 1 and 3-8. Where the gene is up-regulated as aresult of SLE pathology, it is likely that inhibition of SLE progressionwould involve inhibiting expression of the up-regulated gene. As acorollary to this method, where the gene is down-regulated, inhibitionof SLE progression would therefore likely require enhancing expressionof the down-regulated gene.

In another aspect, the invention includes antibodies that are specificto proteins corresponding to markers of the invention. Preferably theantibodies are monoclonal, and most preferably, the antibodies arehumanized, as per the description of antibodies described below.

In still another aspect of the invention, the invention includespeptides or proteins which are encoded from the markers of theinvention, and to compositions thereof.

The invention also provides kits for diagnosing a subject with SLE, thekit comprising reagents for assessing expression of the markers of theinvention. Preferably, the reagents may be an antibody or fragmentthereof, wherein the antibody or fragment thereof specifically bindswith a protein corresponding to a marker from Tables 1 and 3-8.Optionally, the kits may comprise a nucleic acid probe wherein the probespecifically binds with a transcribed polynucleotide corresponding to amarker selected from the group consisting of the markers listed inTables 1 and 3-8.

The invention further provides kits for assessing the suitability ofeach of a plurality of compounds for inhibiting progression of SLE in asubject. Such kits include a plurality of compounds to be tested, and areagent (i.e. antibody specific to corresponding proteins of theinvention) for assessing expression of a marker listed in Tables 1 and3-8.

Modifications to the above-described compositions and methods of theinvention, according to standard techniques, will be readily apparent toone skilled in the art and are meant to be encompassed by the invention.

To facilitate an understanding of the present invention, a number ofterms and phrases are defined below:

As used herein, the term “modulation” includes, in its variousgrammatical forms (e.g., “modulated”, “modulation”, “modulating”, etc.),up-regulation, induction, stimulation, potentiation, and/or relief ofinhibition, as well as inhibition and/or down-regulation.

As used herein, the terms “polynucleotide” and “oligonucleotide” areused interchangeably, and include polymeric forms of nucleotides of anylength, either deoxyribonucleotides or ribonucleotides, or analogsthereof. Polynucleotides may have any three-dimensional structure, andmay perform any function, known or unknown. The following arenon-limiting examples of polynucleotides: a gene or gene fragment,exons, introns, messenger RNA (mRNA), transfer RNA, ribosomal RNA,ribozymes, cDNA, recombinant polynucleotides, branched polynucleotides,plasmids, vectors, isolated DNA of any sequence, isolated RNA of anysequence, nucleic acid probes, and primers. A polynucleotide maycomprise modified nucleotides, such as methylated nucleotides andnucleotide analogs. If present, modifications to the nucleotidestructure may be imparted before or after assembly of the polymer. Thesequence of nucleotides may be interrupted by non-nucleotide components.A polynucleotide may be further modified after polymerization, such asby conjugation with a labeling component. The term also includes bothdouble- and single-stranded molecules. Unless otherwise specified orrequired, any embodiment of this invention that is a polynucleotideencompasses both the double-stranded form and each of two complementarysingle-stranded forms known or predicted to make up the double-strandedform.

A polynucleotide is composed of a specific sequence of four nucleotidebases: adenine (A); cytosine (C); guanine (G); thymine (T); and uracil(U) for guanine when the polynucleotide is RNA. This, the term“polynucleotide sequence” is the alphabetical representation of apolynucleotide molecule. This alphabetical representation can beinputted into databases in a computer having a central processing unitand used for bioinformatics applications such as functional genomics andhomology searching.

A “gene” includes a polynucleotide containing at least one open readingframe that is capable of encoding a particular polypeptide or proteinafter being transcribed and translated. Any of the polynucleotidesequences described herein may be used to identify larger fragments orfull-length coding sequences of the gene with which they are associated.Methods of isolating larger fragment sequences are known to those ofsill in the art, some of which are described herein.

A “gene product” includes an amino acid sequence (e.g., peptide orpolypeptide) generated when a gene is transcribed and translated.

As used herein, a “polynucleotide corresponds to” another (a first)polynucleotide if it is related to the first polynucleotide by any ofthe following relationships:

1) The second polynucleotide comprises the first polynucleotide and thesecond polynucleotide encodes a gene product.

2) The second polynucleotide is 5′ or 3′ to the first polynucleotide incDNA, RNA, genomic DNA, or fragments of any of these polynucleotides.For example, a second polynucleotide may be a fragment of a gene thatincludes the first and second polynucleotides. The first and secondpolynucleotides are related in that they are components of the genecoding for a gene product, such as a protein or antibody. However, it isnot necessary that the second polynucleotide comprises or overlaps withthe first polynucleotide to be encompassed within the definition of“corresponding to” as used herein. For example, the first polynucleotidemay be a fragment of a 3′ untranslated region of the secondpolynucleotide. The first and second polynucleotide may be fragments ofa gene coding for a gene product. The second polynucleotide may be anexon of the gene while the first polynucleotide may be an intron of thegene.

3) The second polynucleotide is the complement of the firstpolynucleotide.

As used herein, the term, “transcribed” or “transcription” refers to theprocess by which genetic code information is transferred from one kindof nucleic acid to another, and refers in particular to the process bywhich a base sequence of mRNA is synthesized on a template of cDNA.

A “probe” when used in the context of polynucleotide manipulationincludes an oligonucleotide that is provided as a reagent to detect atarget present in a sample of interest by hybridizing with the target.Usually, a probe will comprise a label or a means by which a label canbe attached, either before or subsequent to the hybridization reaction.Suitable labels include, but are not limited to radioisotopes,fluorochromes, chemiluminescent compounds, dyes, and proteins, includingenzymes.

A “primer” includes a short polynucleotide, generally with a free 3′-OHgroup that binds to a target or “template” present in a sample ofinterest by hybridizing with the target, and thereafter promotingpolymerization of a polynucleotide complementary to the target. A“polymerase chain reaction” (“PCR”) is a reaction in which replicatecopies are made of a target polynucleotide using a “pair of primers” or“set or primers” consisting of “upstream” and a “downstream” primer, anda catalyst of polymerization, such as a DNA polymerase, and typically athermally-stable polymerase enzyme. Methods for PCR are well known inthe art, and are taught, for example, in MacPherson et al., IRL Press atOxford University Press (1991)). All processes of producing replicatecopies of a polynucleotide, such as PCR or gene cloning, arecollectively referred to herein as “replication”. A primer can also beused as a probe in hybridization reactions, such as Southern or Northernblot analyses (see, e.g., Sambrook, J., Fritsh, E. F., and Maniatis, T.Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual. 2nd, ed., Cold Spring HarborLaboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor,N.Y., 1989).

The term “cDNAs” includes complementary DNA, that is mRNA moleculespresent in a cell or organism made into cDNA with an enzyme such asreverse transcriptase. A “cDNA library” includes a collection of mRNAmolecules present in a cell or organism, converted into cDNA moleculeswith the enzyme reverse transcriptase, then inserted into “vectors”(other DNA molecules that can continue to replicate after addition offoreign DNA). Exemplary vectors for libraries include bacteriophage,viruses that infect bacteria (e.g., lambda phage). The library can thenbe probed for the specific cDNA (and thus mRNA) of interest.

A “gene delivery vehicle” includes a molecule that is capable ofinserting one or more polynucleotides into a host cell. Examples of genedelivery vehicles are liposomes, biocompatible polymers, includingnatural polymers and synthetic polymers; lipoproteins; polypeptides;polysaccharides; lipopolysaccharides; artificial viral envelopes; metalparticles; and bacteria, viruses and viral vectors, such as baculovirus,adenovirus, and retrovirus, bacteriophage, cosmid, plasmid, fungalvector and other recombination vehicles typically used in the art whichhave been described for replication and/or expression in a variety ofeukaryotic and prokaryotic hosts. The gene delivery vehicles may be usedfor replication of the inserted polynucleotide, gene therapy as well asfor simply polypeptide and protein expression.

A “vector” includes a self-replicating nucleic acid molecule thattransfers an inserted polynucleotide into and/or between host cells. Theterm is intended to include vectors that function primarily forinsertion of a nucleic acid molecule into a cell, replication vectorsthat function primarily for the replication of nucleic acid andexpression vectors that function for transcription and/or translation ofthe DNA or RNA. Also intended are vectors that provide more than one ofthe above function.

A “host cell” is intended to include any individual cell or cell culturewhich can be or has been a recipient for vectors or for theincorporation of exogenous nucleic acid molecules, polynucleotidesand/or proteins. It also is intended to include progeny of a singlecell. The progeny may not necessarily be completely identical (inmorphology or in genomic or total DNA complement) to the original parentcell due to natural, accidental, or deliberate mutation. The cells maybe prokaryotic or eukaryotic, and include but are not limited tobacterial cells, yeast cells, insect cells, animal cells, and mammaliancells, e.g., murine, rat, simian or human cells.

The term “genetically modified” includes a cell containing and/orexpressing a foreign gene or nucleic acid sequence which in turnmodifies the genotype or phenotype of the cell or its progeny. This termincludes any addition, deletion, or disruption to a cell's endogenousnucleotides.

As used herein, “expression” includes the process by whichpolynucleotides are transcribed into mRNA and translated into peptides,polypeptides, or proteins. If the polynucleotide is derived from genomicDNA, expression may include splicing of the mRNA, if an appropriateeukaryotic host is selected. Regulatory elements required for expressioninclude promoter sequences to bind RNA polymerase and transcriptioninitiation sequences for ribosome binding. For example, a bacterialexpression vector includes a promoter such as the lac promoter and fortranscription initiation the Shine-Dalgarno sequence and the start codonAUG (Sambrook, J., Fritsh, E. F., and Maniatis, T. Molecular Cloning: ALaboratory Manual. 2nd, ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold SpringHarbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989). Similarly, aeukaryotic expression vector includes a heterologous or homologouspromoter for RNA polymerase II, a downstream polyadenylation signal, thestart codon AUG, and a termination codon for detachment of the ribosome.Such vectors can be obtained commercially or assembled by the sequencesdescribed in methods well known in the art, for example, the methodsdescribed below for constructing vectors in general.

“Differentially expressed”, as applied to a gene, includes thedifferential production of mRNA transcribed from a gene or a proteinproduct encoded by the gene. A differentially expressed gene may beoverexpressed or underexpressed as compared to the expression level of anormal or control cell. In one aspect, it includes a differential thatis 2 times, preferably 5 times or preferably 10 times higher or lowerthan the expression level detected in a control sample. The term“differentially expressed” also includes nucleotide sequences in a cellor tissue which are expressed where silent in a control cell or notexpressed where expressed in a control cell.

The term “polypeptide” includes a compound of two or more subunit aminoacids, amino acid analogs, or peptidomimetics. The subunits may belinked by peptide bonds. In another embodiment, the subunit may belinked by other bonds, e.g., ester, ether, etc. As used herein the term“amino acid” includes either natural and/or unnatural or synthetic aminoacids, including glycine and both the D or L optical isomers, and aminoacid analogs and peptidomimetics. A peptide of three or more amino acidsis commonly referred to as an oligopeptide. Peptide chains of greaterthan three or more amino acids are referred to as a polypeptide or aprotein.

“Hybridization” includes a reaction in which one or more polynucleotidesreact to form a complex that is stabilized via hydrogen bonding betweenthe bases of the nucleotide residues. The hydrogen bonding may occur byWatson-Crick base pairing, Hoogstein binding, or in any othersequence-specific manner. The complex may comprise two strands forming aduplex structure, there or more strands forming a multi-strandedcomplex, a single self-hybridizing strand, or any combination of these.A hybridization reaction may constitute a step in a more extensiveprocess, such as the initiation of a PCR reaction, or the enzymaticcleavage of a polynucleotide by a ribozyme.

Hybridization reactions can be performed under conditions of different“stringency”. The stringency of a hybridization reaction includes thedifficulty with which any two nucleic acid molecules will hybridize toone another. The present invention also includes polynucleotides capableof hybridizing under reduced stringency conditions, more preferablystringent conditions, and most preferably highly stringent conditions,to polynucleotides described herein. Examples of stringency conditionsare shown in Table A below: highly stringent conditions are those thatare at least as stringent as, for example, conditions A-F; stringentconditions are at least as stringent as, for example, conditions G-L;and reduced stringency conditions are at least as stringent as, forexample, conditions M-R.

TABLE A Stringency Conditions Stringency Polynucleotide HybridHybridization Temperature Wash Temperature Condition Hybrid Length (bp)¹and Buffer^(H) and Buffer^(H) A DNA:DNA >50 65° C.; 1xSSC -or- 65° C.;0.3xSSC 42° C.; 1xSSC, 50% formamide B DNA:DNA <50 T_(B)*; 1xSSC T_(B)*;1xSSC C DNA:RNA >50 67° C.; 1xSSC -or- 67° C.; 0.3xSSC 45° C.; 1xSSC,50% formamide D DNA:RNA <50 T_(D)*; 1xSSC T_(D)*; 1xSSC E RNA:RNA >5070° C.; 1xSSC -or- 70° C.; 0.3xSSC 50° C.; 1xSSC, 50% formamide FRNA:RNA <50 T_(F)*; 1xSSC T_(f)*; 1xSSC G DNA:DNA >50 65° C.; 4xSSC -or-65° C.; 1xSSC 42° C.; 4xSSC, 50% formamide H DNA:DNA <50 T_(H)*; 4xSSCT_(H)*; 4xSSC I DNA:RNA >50 67° C.; 4xSSC -or- 67° C.; 1xSSC 45° C.;4xSSC, 50% formamide J DNA:RNA <50 T_(J)*; 4xSSC T_(J)*; 4xSSC KRNA:RNA >50 70° C.; 4xSSC -or- 67° C.; 1xSSC 50° C.; 4xSSC, 50%formamide L RNA:RNA <50 T_(L)*; 2xSSC T_(L)*; 2xSSC M DNA:DNA >50 50°C.; 4xSSC -or- 50° C.; 2xSSC 40° C.; 6xSSC, 50% formamide N DNA:DNA <50T_(N)*; 6xSSC T_(N)*; 6xSSC O DNA:RNA >50 55° C.; 4xSSC -or- 55° C.;2xSSC 42° C.; 6xSSC, 50% formamide P DNA:RNA <50 T_(P)*; 6xSSC T_(P)*;6xSSC Q RNA:RNA >50 60° C.; 4xSSC -or- 60° C.; 2xSSC 45° C.; 6xSSC, 50%formamide R RNA:RNA <50 T_(R)*; 4xSSC T_(R)*; 4xSSC ¹The hybrid lengthis that anticipated for the hybridized region(s) of the hybridizingpolynucleotides. When hybridizing a polynucleotide to a targetpolynucleotide of unknown sequence, the hybrid length is assumed to bethat of the hybridizing polynucleotide. When polynucleotides of knownsequence are hybridized, the hybrid length can be determined by aligningthe sequences of the polynucleotides and identifying the region orregions of optimal sequence complementarity. ^(H)SSPE (1xSSPE is 0.15MNaCl, 10 mM NaH₂PO₄, and 1.25 mM EDTA, pH 7.4) can be substituted forSSC (1xSSC is 0.15M NaCl and 15 mM sodium citrate) in the hybridizationand wash buffers; washes are performed for 15 minutes afterhybridization is complete. T_(B)*-T_(R)*The hybridization temperaturefor hybrids anticipated to be less than 50 base pairs in length shouldbe 5-10° C. less than the melting temperature (T_(m)) of the hybrid,where T_(m) is determined according to the following equations. Forhybrids less than 18 base pairs in length, T_(m)(° C.) = 2(# of A + Tbases) + 4(# of G + C bases). For hybrids between 18 and 49 base pairsin length, T_(m)(° C.) = 81.5 + 16.6(log₁₀Na⁺) + 0.41(% G + C) −(600/N), where N is the number of bases in the hybrid, and Na⁺ is theconcentration of sodium ions in the hybridization buffer (Na⁺ for 1xSSC= 0.165 M).

Additional examples of stringency conditions for polynucleotidehybridization are provided in Sambrook, J., E. F. Fritsch, and T.Maniatis, 1989, Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold SpringHarbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., chapters 9 and 11,and Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, 1995, F. M. Ausubel et al.,eds., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., sections 2.10 and 6.3-6.4, incorporatedherein by reference.

When hybridization occurs in an antiparallel configuration between twosingle-stranded polynucleotides, the reaction is called “annealing” andthose polynucleotides are described as “complementary”. Adouble-stranded polynucleotide can be “complementary” or “homologous” toanother polynucleotide, if hybridization can occur between one of thestrands of the first polynucleotide and the second. “Complementarity” or“homology” (the degree that one polynucleotide is complementary withanother) is quantifiable in terms of the proportion of bases in opposingstrands that are expected to hydrogen bond with each other, according togenerally accepted base-pairing rules.

An “antibody” includes an immunoglobulin molecule capable of binding anepitope present on an antigen. As used herein, the term encompasses notonly intact immunoglobulin molecules such as monoclonal and polyclonalantibodies, but also anti-idotypic antibodies, mutants, fragments,fusion proteins, bi-specific antibodies, humanized proteins, andmodifications of the immunoglobulin molecule that comprises an antigenrecognition site of the required specificity.

As used herein, the term “diseased” refers to cells, tissues or samplesfrom a subject afflicted with systemic lupus erythematosus, wherein thecell, tissue or sample has been affected by systemic lupus erythematosus(i.e. from facial lesions or kidney cells of a patient suffering fromnephritis). As used herein, the term “non-diseased” refers to cells,tissues or other such samples taken from a subject who is not afflictedwith systemic lupus erythematosus. As used herein, “non-involved” refersto cells, tissues, or samples wherein the tissue is from a subjectedafflicted with SLE, but wherein the cells, tissues or samples arebelieved to be unaffected by systemic lupus erythematosus. Preferredtissue (and cell) samples are from kidney, skin, blood, sera, lymph,thymus, spleen, bone marrow or pus. For those patients suffering fromfacial lesions, the samples are preferably from skin. Most preferredsamples are kidney tissues.

As used herein, the term “marker” includes a polynucleotide orpolypeptide molecule which is present or absent, or increased ordecreased in quantity or activity in subjects afflicted with systemiclupus erythematosus, or in SLE-associated cells. The relative change inquantity or activity of the marker is correlated with the incidence orrisk of incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus.

As used herein, the term “panel of markers” includes a group of markers,the quantity or activity of each member of which is correlated with theincidence or risk of incidence of a SLE-associated condition. In certainembodiments, a panel of markers may include only those markers which areeither increased or decreased in quantity or activity in subjectsafflicted with or cells involved in a SLE-associated condition. In apreferred embodiment, the panel of markers comprises at least 5 markers,and most preferably, the panel comprises markers listed in Table 8. Inother embodiments, a panel of markers may include only those markerspresent in a specific tissue type which are correlated with theincidence of risk of incidence of a SLE-associated condition.

Various aspects of the invention are described in further detail in thefollowing subsections:

I. Isolated Nucleic Acid Molecules

One aspect of the invention pertains to isolated nucleic acid moleculesthat either themselves are the genetic markers (e.g., mRNA) of theinvention, or which encode the polypeptide markers of the invention, orfragments thereof. Another aspect of the invention pertains to isolatednucleic acid fragments sufficient for sue as hybridization probes toidentify the nucleic acid molecules encoding the markers for theinvention in a sample, as well as nucleotide fragments for use as PCRprimers of the amplification or mutation of the nucleic acid moleculeswhich encode the markers of the invention. As used herein, the term“nucleic acid molecule” is intended to include DNA molecules (e.g., cDNAor genomic DNA) and RNA molecules (e.g., mRNA) and analogs of the DNA orRNA generated using nucleotide analogs. The nucleic acid molecule can besingle-stranded or double-stranded, but preferably is double-strandedDNA.

The term “isolated nucleic acid molecule” includes nucleic acidmolecules which are separated from other nucleic acid molecules whichare present in the natural source of the nucleic acid. For example, withregards to genomic DNA, the term “isolated” includes nucleic acidmolecules which are separated from the chromosome with which the genomicDNA is naturally associated. Preferably, an “isolated” nucleic acid isfree of sequences which naturally flank the nucleic acid (i.e.,sequences located at the 5′ and 3′ ends of the nucleic acid) in thegenomic DNA of the organism from which the nucleic acid is derived. Forexample, in various embodiments, the isolated marker nucleic acidmolecule of the invention, or nucleic acid molecule encoding apolypeptide marker of the invention, can contain less than about 5 kb, 4kb, 3 kb, 2 kb, 1 kb, 0.5 kb or 0.1 kb of nucleotide sequences whichnaturally flank the nucleic acid molecule in genomic DNA of the cellfrom which the nucleic acid is derived. Moreover, an “isolated” nucleicacid molecule, such as a cDNA molecule, can be substantially free ofother cellular material, or culture medium when produced by recombinanttechniques, or substantially free of chemical precursors or otherchemicals when chemically synthesized.

A nucleic acid molecule of the present invention, e.g., a nucleic acidmolecule having the nucleotide sequence of one of the genes set forth inTables 1 and 3-8, or a portion thereof, can be isolated using standardmolecular biology techniques and the sequence information providedherein. Using all or portion of the nucleic acid sequence of one of thegenes set forth in Tables 1 and 3-8 as a hybridization probe, a markergene of the invention or a nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptidemarker of the invention can be isolated using standard hybridization andcloning techniques (e.g., as described in Sambrook, J., Fritsh, E. F.,and Maniatis, T. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual 2nd, ed., ColdSpring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Coldspring Harbor, N.Y., 1989).

A nucleic acid of the invention can be amplified using cDNA, mRNA oralternatively, genomic DNA, as a template and appropriateoligonucleotide primers according to standard PCR amplificationtechniques. The nucleic acid so amplified can be cloned into anappropriate vector and characterized by DNA sequence analysis.Furthermore, oligonucleotides corresponding to marker nucleotidesequences, or nucleotide sequences encoding a marker of the inventioncan be prepared by standard synthetic techniques, e.g. using anautomated DNA synthesizer.

In another preferred embodiment, an isolated nucleic acid molecule ofthe invention comprises a nucleic acid molecule which is a complement ofthe nucleotide sequence of a marker of the invention (e.g. a gene setforth in Tables 1 and 3-8), or a portion of any of these nucleotidesequences. A nucleic acid molecule which is complementary to such anucleotide sequence is one which is sufficiently complementary t thenucleotide sequence such that it can hybridize to the nucleotidesequence, thereby forming a stable duplex.

The nucleic acid molecule of the invention, moreover, can comprise onlya portion of the nucleic acid sequence of a marker nucleic acid of theinvention, or a gene encoding a marker polypeptide of the invention, forexample, a fragment which can be used as a probe or primer. Theprobe/primer typically comprises substantially purified oligonucleotide.The oligonucleotide typically comprises a region of nucleotide sequencethat hybridizes under stringent conditions to at least about 7 or 15,preferably about 20 or 25, more preferably about 50, 75, 100, 125, 150,175, 200, 225, 250, 275, 300, 325, 350, 400 or more consecutivenucleotides of a marker nucleic acid, or a nucleic acid encoding amarker polypeptide of the invention.

Probes based on the nucleotide sequence of a marker gene or of a nucleicacid molecule encoding a marker polypeptide of the invention can be usedto detect transcripts or genomic sequences corresponding to the markergene(s) and/or marker polypeptide(s) of the invention. In preferredembodiments, the probe comprises a label group attached thereto, e.g.,the label group can be a radioisotope, a fluorescent compound, anenzyme, or an enzyme co-factor. Such probes can be used as a part of adiagnostic test kit for identifying cells or tissue which misexpress(e.g., over- or under-express) a marker polypeptide of the invention, orwhich have greater or fewer copies of a marker gene of the invention.For example, a level of a marker polypeptide-encoding nucleic acid in asample of cells from a subject may be detected, the amount of mRNAtranscript of a gene encoding a marker polypeptide may be determined, orthe presence of mutations or deletions of a marker gene of the inventionmay be assessed.

The invention further encompasses nucleic acid molecules that differfrom the nucleic acid sequences of the genes set forth in Tables 1 and3-8, due to degeneracy of the genetic code and which thus encode thesame proteins as those encoded by the genes shown in Tables 1 and 3-8.

In addition to the nucleotide sequences of the genes set forth in Tables1 and 3-8, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that DNAsequence polymorphisms that lead to changes in the amino acid sequencesof the proteins encoded by the genes set forth in Tables 1 and 3-8 mayexist within a population e.g., the human population). Such geneticpolymorphism in the genes set forth in Tables 1 and 3-8 may exist amongindividuals within a population due to natural allelic variation. Anallele is one of a group of genes which occur alternatively at a givengenetic locus. In addition it will be appreciated that DNA polymorphismsthat affect RNA expression levels can also exist that may affect theoverall expression level of that gene e.g., by affecting regulation ordegradation). As used herein, the phrase “allelic variant” includes anucleotide sequence which occurs at a given locus or to a polypeptideencoded by the nucleotide sequence. As used herein, the terms “gene” and“recombinant gene” refer to nucleic acid molecules which include an openreading frame encoding a marker polypeptide of the invention.

Nucleic acid molecules corresponding to natural allelic variants andhomologues of the marker genes, or genes encoding the marker proteins ofthe invention can be isolated based on their homology to the genes setforth in Tables 1 and 3-8, using the cDNAs disclosed herein, or aportion thereof, as a hybridization probe according to standardhybridization techniques under stringent hybridization conditions.Nucleic acid molecules corresponding to natural allelic variants andhomologues of the marker genes of the invention can further be isolatedby mapping to the same chromosome or locus as the marker genes or genesencoding the marker proteins of the invention.

In another embodiment, an isolated nucleic acid molecule of theinvention is at least 15, 20, 25, 30, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350,400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650, 700, 750, 800, 850, 900, 950, 1000, 1100,1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000 or more nucleotidesin length and hybridizes under stringent conditions to a nucleic acidmolecule corresponding to a nucleotide sequence of a marker gene or geneencoding a marker protein of the invention. As used herein, the term“hybridizes under stringent conditions” is intended to describeconditions for hybridization and washing under which nucleotidesequences at least 60% homologous to each other typically remainhybridized to each other. Preferably, the conditions are such thatsequences at least about 70%, more preferably at least about 80%, evenmore preferably at least about 85% or 90% homologous to each othertypically remain hybridized to each other. Such stringent conditions areknown to those skilled in the art and can be found in Current Protocolsin Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, N.Y. (1989), 6.3.1-6.3.6.Preferably, an isolated nucleic acid molecule of the invention thathybridizes under stringent conditions to the sequence of one of thegenes set forth in Tables 1 and 3-8 corresponds to a naturally-occurringnucleic acid molecule. As used herein, a “naturally-occurring” nucleicacid molecule includes an RNA or DNA molecule having a nucleotidesequence that occurs in nature (e.g., encodes a natural protein).

In addition to naturally-occurring allelic variants of the marker geneand gene encoding a marker protein of the invention sequences that mayexist in the population, the skilled artisan will further appreciatethat changes can be introduced by mutation into the nucleotide sequencesof the marker genes or genes encoding the marker proteins of theinvention, thereby leading to changes in the amino acid sequence of theencoded proteins, without altering the functional activity of theseproteins. For example, nucleotide substitutions leading to amino acidsubstitutions at “non-essential” amino acid residues can be made. A“non-essential” amino acid residue is a residue that can be altered fromthe wild-type sequence of a protein without altering the biologicalactivity, whereas an “essential” amino acid residue is required forbiological activity. For example, amino acid residues that are conservedamong allelic variants or homologs of a gene (e.g., among homologs of agene from different species) are predicted to be particularly unamenableto alteration.

Accordingly, another aspect of the invention pertains to nucleic acidmolecules encoding a marker protein of the invention that containchanges in amino acid residues that are not essential for activity. Suchproteins differ in amino acid sequence from the marker proteins encodedby the genes set forth in Tables 1 and 3-8, yet retain biologicalactivity. In one embodiment, the protein comprises an amino acidsequence at least about 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 98% ormore homologous to a marker protein of the invention.

An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a protein homologous to amarker protein of the invention can be created by introducing one ormore nucleotide substitutions, additions or deletions into thenucleotide sequence of the gene encoding the marker protein, such thatone or more amino acid substitutions, additions or deletions areintroduced into the encoded protein. Mutations can be introduced intothe genes of the invention (e.g., a gene set forth in Tables 3-8) bystandard techniques, such as site-directed mutagenesis and PCR-mediatedmutagenesis. Preferably, conservative amino acid substitutions are madeat one or more predicted non-essential amino acid residues. A“conservative amino acid substitution” is one in which the amino acidresidue is replaced with an amino acid residue having a similar sidechain. Families of amino acid residues having similar side chains havebeen defined in the art. These families include amino acids with basicside chains (e.g., lysine, arginine, histidine), acidic side chains(e.g., aspartic acid, glutamic acid), uncharged polar side chains (e.g.,glycine, asparagine, glutamine, serine, threonine, tyrosine, cysteine),nonpolar side chains (e.g., alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine,proline, phenylalanine, methionine, tryptophan), beta-branched sidechains (e.g., threonine, valine, isoleucine) and aromatic side chains(e.g., tyrosine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, histidine). Alternatively,mutations can be introduced randomly along all or part of a codingsequence of a gene of the invention, such as by saturation mutagenesis,and the resultant mutants can be screened for biological activity toidentify mutants that retain activity. Following mutagenesis, theencoded protein can be expressed recombinantly and the activity of theprotein can be determined.

Another aspect of the invention pertains to isolated nucleic acidmolecules which are antisense to the marker genes and genes encodingmarker proteins of the invention. An “antisense” nucleic acid comprisesa nucleotide sequence which is complementary to a “sense” nucleic acidencoding a protein, e.g. complementary to the coding strand of adouble-stranded cDNA molecule or complementary to an mRNA sequence.Accordingly, an antisense nucleic acid can hydrogen bond to a sensenucleic acid. The antisense nucleic acid can be complementary to anentire coding strand of a gene of the invention (e.g., a gene set forthin Tables 1 and 3-8), or to only a portion thereof. In one embodiment,an antisense nucleic acid molecule is antisense to a “coding region” ofthe coding strand of a nucleotide sequence of the invention. The term“coding region” includes the region of the nucleotide sequencecomprising codons which are translated into amino acid. In anotherembodiment, the antisense nucleic acid molecule is antisense to a“noncoding region” of the coding strand of a nucleotide sequence of theinvention.

The term “noncoding region” includes 5′ and 3′ sequences which flank thecoding region that are not translated into amino acids (i.e., alsoreferred to as 5′ and 3′ untranslated regions).

Antisense nucleic acids of the invention can be designed according tothe rules of Watson and Crick base pairing. The antisense nucleic acidmolecule can be complementary to the entire coding region of an mRNAcorresponding to a gene of the invention, but more preferably is anoligonucleotide which is antisense to only a portion of the coding ornoncoding region. An antisense oligonucleotide can be, for example,about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 or 50 nucleotides in length. Anantisense nucleic acid of the invention can be constructed usingchemical synthesis and enzymatic ligation reactions using proceduresknown in the art. For example, an antisense nucleic acid (e.g., anantisense oligonucleotide) can be chemically synthesized using naturallyoccurring nucleotides or variously modified nucleotides designed toincrease the biological stability of the molecules or to increase thephysical stability of the duplex formed between the antisense and sensenucleic acids, e.g., phosphorothioate derivatives and acridinesubstituted nucleotides can be used. Examples of modified nucleotideswhich can be used to generate the antisense nucleic acid include5-fluorouracil, 5-bromouracil, 5-chlorouracil, 5-iodouracil,hypoxanthine, xantine, 4-acetylcytosine, 5-(carboxyhydroxylmethyl)uracil, 5-carboxymethylaminomethyl-2-thiouridine,5-carboxymethylaminomethyluracil, dihydrouracil,beta-D-galactosylqueosine, inosine, N6-isopentenyladenine,1-methylguanine, 1-methylinosine, 2,2-dimethylguanine, 2-methyladenine,2-methylguanine, 3-methylcytosine, 5-methylcytosine, N6-adenine,7-methylguanine, 5-methylaminomethyluracil,5-methoxyaminomethyl-2-thiouracil, beta-D-mannosylqueosine,5′-methoxycarboxymethyluracil, 5-methoxyuracil,2-methylthio-N6-isopentenyladen4exine, unacil-5-oxyacetic acid (v),wybutoxosine, pseudouracil, queosine, 2-thiocytosine,5-methyl-2-thiouracil, 2-thiouracil, 4-thiouracil, 5-methyluracil,uracil-5-oxyacetic acid methylester, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid (v),5-methyl-2-thiouracil, 3-(3-amino-3-N-2-carboxypropyl)uracil, (acp3)w,and 2,6-diaminopurine. Alternatively, the antisense nucleic acid can beproduced biologically using an expression vector into which a nucleicacid has been subcloned in an antisense orientation (i.e., RNAtranscribed from the inserted nucleic acid will be of an antisenseorientation to a target nucleic acid of interest, described further inthe following subsection).

The antisense nucleic acid molecules of the invention are typicallyadministered to a subject or generated in situ such that they hybridizewith or bind to cellular mRNA and/or genomic DNA encoding a markerprotein of the invention to thereby inhibit expression of the protein,e.g., by inhibiting transcription and/or translation. The hybridizationcan be by conventional nucleotide complementarity to form a stableduplex, or, for example, in the cases of an antisense nucleic acidmolecule which binds to DNA duplexes, through specific interactions inthe major groove of the double helix. An example of a route ofadministration of antisense nucleic acid molecules of the inventioninclude direct injection at a tissue site (e.g., in kidney).Alternatively, antisense nucleic acid molecules can be modified totarget selected cells and then administered systemically. For example,for systemic administration, antisense molecules can be modified suchthat they specifically bind to receptors or antigens expressed on aselected cell surface, e.g., by linking the antisense nucleic acidmolecules to peptides or antibodies which bind to cell surface receptorsor antigens. The antisense nucleic acid molecules can also be deliveredto cells using the vectors described herein. To achieve sufficientintracellular concentrations of the antisense molecules, vectorconstructs in which the antisense nucleic acid molecule is placed underthe control of a strong pol II or pol III promoter are preferred.

In yet another embodiment, the antisense nucleic acid molecule of theinvention is an α-anomeric nucleic acid molecule. An α-anomeric nucleicacid molecule forms specific double-stranded hybrids with complementaryRNA in which, contrary to the usual α-units, the strands run parallel toeach other (Gaultier et al. (1987) Nucleic Acids. Res. 15:6625-6641).The antisense nucleic acid molecule can also comprise a2′-o-methylribonucleotide (Inoue et al. (1987) Nucleic Acids Res.15:6131-6148) or a chimeric RNA-DNA analogue (Inoue et al. (1987) FEBSLett. 215:327-330).

In still another embodiment, an antisense nucleic acid of the inventionis a ribozyme. Ribozymes are catalytic RNA molecules with ribonucleaseactivity which are capable of cleaving a single-stranded nucleic acid,such as an mRNA, to which they have a complementary region. Thus,ribozymes (e.g. hammerhead ribozymes (described in Haselhoif and Gerlach(1988) Nature 334:585-591)) can be used to catalytically cleave mRNAtranscripts of the genes of the invention (e.g., a gene set forth inTables 1 and 3-8) to thereby inhibit translation of this mRNA. Aribozyme having specificity for a marker protein-encoding nucleic acidcan be designed based upon the nucleotide sequence of a gene of theinvention, disclosed herein. For example, a derivative of a TetrahymenaL-19 IVS RNA can be constructed in which the nucleotide sequence of theactive site is complementary to the nucleotide sequence to be cleaved ina marker protein-encoding mRNA. See, e.g., Cech et al. U.S. Pat. No.4,987,071; and Cech et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,116,742. Alternatively, mRNAtranscribed from a gene of the invention can be used to select acatalytic RNA having a specific ribonuclease activity from a pool of RNAmolecules. See, e.g., Bartel, D. and Szostak, J. W. (1993) Science261:1411-1418.

Alternatively, expression of a gene of the invention (e.g., a gene setforth in Tables 1 and 3-8) can be inhibited by targeting nucleotidesequences complementary to the regulatory region of these genes (e.g.,the promoter and/or enhancers) to form triple helical structures thatprevent transcription of the gene in target cells. See generally,Helene, C. (1991) Anticancer Drug Des. 6(6):569-84; Helene, C. et al.(1992) Ann. N Y. Acad Sci. 660:27-36; and Maher, L. J. (1992) Bioassays14(12):807-15.

Expression of the marker genes, and genes encoding marker proteins ofthe invention, can also be inhibited using RNA interference (“RNA_(i)”).This is a technique for post transcriptional gene silencing (“PTGS”), inwhich target gene activity is specifically abolished with cognatedouble-stranded RNA (“dsRNA”). RNA_(i) resembles in many aspects PTGS inplants and has been detected in many invertebrates includingtrypanosome, hydra, planaria, nematode and fruit fly (Drosophilamelanogaster). It may be involved in the modulation of transposableelement mobilization and antiviral state formation. RNA_(i) in mammaliansystems is disclosed in PCT application WO 00/63364 which isincorporated by reference herein in its entirety. Basically, dsRNA of atleast about 600 nucleotides, homologous to the target marker isintroduced into the cell and a sequence specific reduction in geneactivity is observed. See generally, Ui-Teia, K. et al. FEBS Letters479: 79-82.

In yet another embodiment, the nucleic acid molecules of the presentinvention can be modified at the base moiety, sugar moiety or phosphatebackbone to improve, e.g., the stability, hybridization, or solubilityof the molecule. For example, the deoxyribose phosphate backbone of thenucleic acid molecules can be modified to generate peptide nucleic acids(see Hyrup B. et al. (1996) Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 4(1): 523). As used herein, the terms “peptide nucleic acids” or “PNAs” referto nucleic acid mimics, e.g., DNA mimics, in which the deoxyribosephosphate backbone is replaced by a pseudopeptide backbone and only thefour natural nucleobases are retained. The neutral backbone of PNAs hasbeen shown to allow for specific hybridization to DNA and RNA underconditions of low ionic strength. The synthesis of PNA oligomers can beperformed using standard solid phase peptide synthesis protocols asdescribed in Hyrup B. et al. (1996) supra; Perry-O'Keefe et al. Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. 93: 14670-675.

PNAs can be used in therapeutic and diagnostic applications. Forexample, PNAs can be used as antisense or antigene agents forsequence-specific modulation of gene expression by, for example,inducing transcription or translation arrest or inhibiting replication.PNAs of the nucleic acid molecules of the invention (e.g., a gene setforth in Tables 1 and 3-8) can also be used in the analysis of singlebase pair mutations in a gene, (e.g., by PNA-directed PCR clamping); as‘artificial restriction enzymes’ when used in combination with otherenzymes, (e.g., S1 nucleases (Hyrup B. (1996) supra)); or as probes orprimers for DNA sequencing or hybridization (Hyrup B. et al. (1996)supra; Perry-O'Keefe supra).

In another embodiment, PNAs can be modified, (e.g., to enhance theirstability or cellular uptake), by attaching lipophilic or other helpergroups to PNA, by the formation of PNA-DNA chimeras, or by the use ofliposomes or other techniques of drug delivery known in the art. Forexample, PNA-DNA chimeras of the nucleic acid molecules of the inventioncan be generated which may combine the advantageous properties of PNAand DNA. Such chimeras allow DNA recognition enzymes, (e.g., RNAse H andDNA polymerases), to interact with the DNA portion while the PNA portionwould provide high binding affinity and specificity. PNA-DNA chimerascan be linked using linkers of appropriate lengths selected in terms ofbase stacking, number of bonds between the nucleobases, and orientation(Hyrup B. (1996) supra). The synthesis of PNA-DNA chimeras can beperformed as described in Hyrup B. (1996) supra and Finn P. J. et al.(1996) Nucleic Acids Res. 24 (17): 3357-63. For example, a DNA chain canbe synthesized on a solid support using standard phosphoramiditecoupling chemistry and modified nucleoside analogs, e.g.,5′-(4-methoxytrityl)amino-5′-deoxy-thymidine phosphoramidite, can beused as a between the PNA and the 5′ end of DNA (Mag, M. et al. (1989)Nucleic Acid Res. 17: 5973-88). PNA monomers are then coupled in astepwise manner to produce a chimeric molecule with a 5′ PNA segment anda 3′ DNA segment (Finn P. J. et al. (1996) supra). Alternatively,chimeric molecules can be synthesized with a 5′ DNA segment and a 3′ PNAsegment (Peterser, K. H. et al. (1975) Bioorganic Med Chem. Lett. 5:1119-11124).

In other embodiments, the oligonucleotide may include other appendedgroups such as peptides (e.g., for targeting host cell receptors invivo), or agents facilitating transport across the cell membrane (see,e.g., Letsinger et al. (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:6553-6556;Lemaitre et al. (1987) Pros. Natl. Acad Sci. USA 84:648-652; PCTPublication No. WO88/09810) or the blood-kidney barrier (see, e.g., PCTPublication No. WO89/10134). In addition, oligonucleotides can bemodified with hybridization-triggered cleavage agents (See, e.g., Krolet al. (1988) Bio-Techniques 6:958-976) or intercalating agents. (See,e.g. Zon (1988) Pharm. Res. 5:539-549). To this end, the oligonucleotidemay be conjugated to another molecule, (e.g., a peptide, hybridizationtriggered cross-linking agent, transport agent, orhybridization-triggered cleavage agent). Finally, the oligonucleotidemay be detectably labeled, either such that the label is detected by theaddition of another reagent (e.g., a substrate for an enzymatic label),or is detectable immediately upon hybridization of the nucleotide (e.g.,a radioactive label or a fluorescent label (e.g., a molecular beacon, asdescribed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,876,930).

II. Isolated Proteins and Antibodies

One aspect of the invention pertains to isolated marker proteins, andbiologically active portions thereof, as well as polypeptide fragmentssuitable for use as immunogens to raise anti-marker protein antibodies.In one embodiment, native marker proteins can be isolated from cells ortissue sources by an appropriate purification scheme using standardprotein purification techniques. In another embodiment, marker proteinsare produced by recombinant DNA techniques. Alternative to recombinantexpression, a marker protein or polypeptide can be synthesizedchemically using standard peptide synthesis techniques.

An “isolated” or “purified” protein or biologically active portionthereof is substantially free of cellular material or othercontaminating proteins from the cell or tissue source from which themarker protein is derived, or substantially free from chemicalprecursors or other chemicals when chemically synthesized. The language“substantially free of cellular material” includes preparations ofmarker protein in which the protein is separated from cellularcomponents of the cells from which it is isolated or recombinantlyproduced. In one embodiment, the language “substantially free ofcellular material” includes preparations of marker protein having lessthan about 30% (by dry weight) of non-marker protein (also referred toherein as a “contaminating protein”), more preferably less than about20% of non-marker protein, still more preferably less than about 10% ofnon-marker protein, and most preferably less than about 5% non-markerprotein. When the marker protein or biologically active portion thereofis recombinantly produced, it is also preferably substantially free ofculture medium, i.e., culture medium represents less than about 20%,more preferably less than about 10%, and most preferably less than about5% of the volume of the protein preparation.

The language “substantially free of chemical precursors or otherchemicals” includes preparations of marker protein in which the proteinis separated from chemical precursors or other chemicals which areinvolved in the synthesis of the protein. In one embodiment, thelanguage “substantially free of chemical precursors or other chemicals”includes preparations of protein having less than about 30% (by dryweight) of chemical precursors or non-protein chemicals, more preferablyless than about 20% chemical precursors or non-protein chemicals, stillmore preferably less than about 10% chemical precursors or non-proteinchemicals, and most preferably less than about 5% chemical precursors ornon-protein chemicals.

As used herein, a “biologically active portion” of a marker proteinincludes a fragment of a marker protein comprising amino acid sequencessufficiently homologous to or derived from the amino acid sequence ofthe marker protein, which include fewer amino acids than the full lengthmarker proteins, and exhibit at least one activity of a marker protein.Typically, biologically active portions comprise a domain or motif withat least one activity of the marker protein. A biologically activeportion of a marker protein can be a polypeptide which is, for example,10, 25, 50, 100, 200 or more amino acids in length. Biologically activeportions of a marker protein can be used as targets for developingagents which modulate a marker protein-mediated activity.

In a preferred embodiment, marker protein is encoded by a gene set forthin Tables 1 and 3-8. In other embodiments, the marker protein issubstantially homologous to a marker protein encoded by a gene set forthin Tables 1 and 3-8, and retains the functional activity of the markerprotein, yet differs in amino acid sequence due to natural allelicvariation or mutagenesis, as described in detail in subsection I above.Accordingly, in another embodiment, the marker protein is a proteinwhich comprises an amino acid sequence at least about 60%, 65%, 70%,75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 98% or more homologous to the amino acidsequence encoded by a gene set forth in Tables 1 and 3-8.

To determine the percent identity of two amino acid sequences or of twonucleic acid sequences, the sequences are aligned for optimal comparisonpurposes (e.g., gaps can be introduced in one or both of a first and asecond amino acid or nucleic acid sequence for optimal alignment andnon-homologous sequences can be disregarded for comparison purposes). Ina preferred embodiment, the length of a reference sequence aligned forcomparison purposes is at least 30%, preferably at least 40%, morepreferably at least 50%, even more preferably at least 60%, and evenmore preferably at least 70%, 80%, or 90% of the length of the referencesequence. The amino acid residues or nucleotides at corresponding aminoacid positions or nucleotide positions are then compared. When aposition in the first sequence is occupied by the same amino acidresidue or nucleotide as the corresponding position in the secondsequence, then the molecules are identical at that position (as usedherein amino acid or nucleic acid “identity” is equivalent to amino acidor nucleic acid “homology”). The percent identity between the twosequences is a function of the number of identical positions shared bythe sequences, taking into account the number of gaps, and the length ofeach gap, which need to be introduced for optimal alignment of the twosequences.

The comparison of sequences and determination of percent identitybetween two sequences can be accomplished using a mathematicalalgorithm. In a preferred embodiment, the percent identity between twoamino acid sequences is determined using the Needleman and Wunsch (J.Mot. Biol. (48):444-453 (1970)) algorithm which has been incorporatedinto the GAP program in the GCG software package (available athttp://www.gcg.com), using either a Blossom 62 matrix or a PAM250matrix, and a gap weight of 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, or 4 and a lengthweight of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. In yet another preferred embodiment, thepercent identity between two nucleotide sequences is determined usingthe GAP program in the GCG software package (available athttp://www.gcg.com), using a NWSgapdna.CMP matrix and a gap weight of40, 50, 60, 70, or 80 and a length weight of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. Inanother embodiment, the percent identity between two amino acid ornucleotide sequences is determined using the algorithm of E. Meyers andW. Miller (CABIOS, 4:11-17 (1989)) which has been incorporated into theALIGN program (version 2.0), using a PAM 120 weight residue table, a gaplength penalty of 12 and a gap penalty of 4.

The nucleic acid and protein sequences of the present invention canfurther be used as a “query sequence” to perform a search against publicdatabases to, for example, identify other family members or relatedsequences. Such searches can be performed using the NBLAST and XBLASTprograms (version 2.0) of Altschul, et al. (1990) J. Mol. Biol.215:403-10. BLAST nucleotide searches can be performed with the NBLASTprogram, score=100, wordlength=12 to obtain nucleotide sequenceshomologous to nucleic acid molecules of the invention. BLAST proteinsearches can be performed with the XBLAST program, score=50,wordlength=3 to obtain amino acid sequences homologous to marker proteinmolecules of the invention. To obtain gapped alignments for comparisonpurposes, Gapped BLAST can be utilized as described in Altschul et al.,(1997) Nucleic Acids Res. 25(17):3389-3402. When utilizing BLAST andGapped BLAST programs, the default parameters of the respective programs(e.g., XBLAST and NBLAST) can be used. See http://www.ncbi.nim.nih.gov.

The invention also provides chimeric or fusion marker proteins. As usedherein, a marker “chimeric protein” or “fusion protein” comprises amarker polypeptide operatively linked to a non-marker polypeptide. An“marker polypeptide” includes a polypeptide having an amino acidsequence encoded by a gene set forth in Tables 1 and 3-8, whereas a“non-marker polypeptide” includes a polypeptide having an amino acidsequence corresponding to a protein which is not substantiallyhomologous to the marker protein, e.g., a protein which is differentfrom marker protein and which is derived from the same or a differentorganism. Within a marker fusion protein the polypeptide can correspondto all or a portion of a marker protein. In a preferred embodiment, amarker fusion protein comprises at least one biologically active portionof a marker protein. Within the fusion protein, the term “operativelylinked” is intended to indicate that the marker polypeptide and thenon-marker polypeptide are fused in-frame to each other. The non-markerpolypeptide can be fused to the N-terminus or C-terminus of the markerpolypeptide.

For example, in one embodiment, the fusion protein is a GST-markerfusion protein in which the marker sequences are fused to the C-terminusof the GST sequences. Such fusion proteins can facilitate thepurification of recombinant marker proteins.

In another embodiment, the fusion protein is a marker protein containinga heterologous signal sequence at its N-terminus. In certain host cells(e.g., mammalian host cells), expression and/or secretion of markerproteins can be increased through use of a heterologous signal sequence.Such signal sequences are well known in the art.

The marker fusion proteins of the invention can be incorporated intopharmaceutical compositions and administered to a subject in vivo, asdescribed herein. The marker fusion proteins can be used to affect thebioavailability of a marker protein substrate. Use of marker fusionproteins may be useful therapeutically for the treatment of disorders(e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus) caused by, for example, (i)aberrant modification or mutation of a gene encoding a marker protein;(ii) mis-regulation of the marker protein-encoding gene; and (iii)aberrant post-translational modification of a marker protein.

Moreover, the marker-fusion proteins of the invention can be used asimmunogens to produce anti-marker protein antibodies in a subject, topurify marker protein ligands and in screening assays to identifymolecules which inhibit the interaction of a marker protein with amarker protein substrate.

Preferably, a marker chimeric or fusion protein of the invention isproduced by standard recombinant DNA techniques. For example, DNAfragments coding for the different polypeptide sequences are ligatedtogether in-frame in accordance with conventional techniques, forexample by employing blunt-ended or stagger-ended termini for ligation,restriction enzyme digestion to provide for appropriate termini,filling-in of cohesive ends as appropriate, alkaline phosphatasetreatment to avoid undesirable joining, and enzymatic ligation. Inanother embodiment, the fusion gene can be synthesized by conventionaltechniques including automated DNA synthesizers. Alternatively, PCRamplification of gene fragments can be carried out using anchor primerswhich give rise to complementary overhangs between two consecutive genefragments which can subsequently be annealed and reamplified to generatea chimeric gene sequence (see, for example, Current Protocols InMolecular Biology, eds. Ausubel et al. John Wiley & Sons: 1992).Moreover, many expression vectors are commercially available thatalready encode a fusion moiety (e.g., a GST polypeptide). A markerprotein-encoding nucleic acid can be cloned into such an expressionvector such that the fusion moiety is linked in-frame to the markerprotein.

A signal sequence can be used to facilitate secretion and isolation ofthe secreted protein or other proteins of interest. Signal sequences aretypically characterized by a core of hydrophobic amino acids which aregenerally cleaved from the mature protein during secretion in one ormore cleavage events. Such signal peptides contain processing sites thatallow cleavage of the signal sequence from the mature proteins as theypass through the secretory pathway. Thus, the invention pertains to thedescribed polypeptides having a signal sequence, as well as topolypeptides from which the signal sequence has been proteolyticallycleaved (i.e., the cleavage products). In one embodiment, a nucleic acidsequence encoding a signal sequence can be operably linked in anexpression vector to a protein of interest, such as a protein which isordinarily not secreted or is otherwise difficult to isolate. The signalsequence directs secretion of the protein, such as from a eukaryotichost into which the expression vector is transformed, and the signalsequence is subsequently or concurrently cleaved. The protein can thenbe readily purified from the extracellular medium by art recognizedmethods.

Alternatively, the signal sequence can be linked to the protein ofinterest using a sequence which facilitates purification, such as with aGST domain.

The present invention also pertains to variants of the marker proteinsof the invention which function as either agonists (mimetics) or asantagonists to the marker proteins. Variants of the marker proteins canbe generated by mutagenesis, e.g., discrete point mutation or truncationof a marker protein. An agonist of the marker proteins can retainsubstantially the same, or a subset, of the biological activities of thenaturally occurring form of a marker protein. An antagonist of a markerprotein can inhibit one or more of the activities of the naturallyoccurring form of the marker protein by, for example, competitivelymodulating an activity of a marker protein. Thus, specific biologicaleffects can be elicited by treatment with a variant of limited function.In one embodiment, treatment of a subject with a variant having a subsetof the biological activities of the naturally occurring forth of theprotein has fewer side effects in a subject relative to treatment withthe naturally occurring form of the marker protein.

Variants of a marker protein which function as either marker proteinagonists (mimetics) or as marker protein antagonists can be identifiedby screening combinatorial libraries of mutants, e.g., truncationmutants, of a marker protein for marker protein agonist or antagonistactivity. In one embodiment, a variegated library of marker proteinvariants is generated by combinatorial mutagenesis at the nucleic acidlevel and is encoded by a variegated gene library. A variegated libraryof marker protein variants can be produced by, for example,enzymatically ligating a mixture of synthetic oligonucleotides into genesequences such that a degenerate set of potential marker proteinsequences is expressible as individual polypeptides, or alternatively,as a set of larger fusion proteins (e.g., for phage display) containingthe set of marker protein sequences therein. There are a variety ofmethods which can be used to produce libraries of potential markerprotein variants from a degenerate oligonucleotide sequence. Chemicalsynthesis of a degenerate gene sequence can be performed in an automaticDNA synthesizer, and the synthetic gene then ligated into an appropriateexpression vector. Use of a degenerate set of genes allows for theprovision, in one mixture, of all of the sequences encoding the desiredset of potential marker protein sequences. Methods for synthesizingdegenerate oligonucleotides are known in the art (see, e.g., Narang, S.A. (1983) Tetrahedron 39:3; Itakura et al. (1984) Annu. Rev. Biochem.53:323; Itakura et al. (1984) Science 198:1055; Ike et al. (1983)Nucleic Acid Res. 11:477).

In addition, libraries of fragments of a protein coding sequencecorresponding to a marker protein of the invention can be used togenerate a variegated population of marker protein fragments forscreening and subsequent selection of variants of a marker protein. Inone embodiment, a library of coding sequence fragments can be generatedby treating a double stranded PCR fragment of a marker protein codingsequence with a nuclease under conditions wherein nicking occurs onlyabout once per molecule, denaturing the double stranded DNA, renaturingthe DNA to form double stranded DNA which can include sense/antisensepairs from different nicked products, removing single stranded portionsfrom reformed duplexes by treatment with S1 nuclease, and ligating theresulting fragment library into an expression vector. By this method, anexpression library can be derived which encodes N-terminal, C-terminaland internal fragments of various sizes of the marker protein.

Several techniques are known in the art for screening gene products ofcombinatorial libraries made by point mutations or truncation, and forscreening cDNA libraries for gene products having a selected property.The most widely used techniques, which are amenable to high-throughputanalysis, for screening large gene libraries typically include cloningthe gene library into replicable expression vectors, transformingappropriate cells with the resulting library of vectors, and expressingthe combinatorial genes under conditions in which detection of a desiredactivity facilitates isolation of the vector encoding the gene whoseproduct was detected. Recursive ensemble mutagenesis (REM), a newtechnique which enhances the frequency of functional mutants in thelibraries, can be used in combination with the screening assays toidentify marker variants (Arkin and Yourvan (1992) Proc. Natl. Acad.Sci. USA 89:7811-7815; Delgrave et al. (1993) Protein Engineering6(3):327-331).

An isolated marker protein, or a portion or fragment thereof, can beused as an immunogen to generate antibodies that bind marker proteinsusing standard techniques for polyclonal and monoclonal antibodypreparation. A full-length marker protein can be used or, alternatively,the invention provides antigenic peptide fragments of these proteins foruse as immunogens. The antigenic peptide of a marker protein comprisesat least 8 amino acid residues of an amino acid sequence encoded by agene set forth in Tables 1 and 3-8, and encompasses an epitope of amarker protein such that an antibody raised against the peptide forms aspecific immune complex with the marker protein. Preferably, theantigenic peptide comprises at least 10 amino acid residues, morepreferably at least 15 amino acid residues, even more preferably atleast 20 amino acid residues, and most preferably at least 30 amino acidresidues.

Preferred epitopes encompassed by the antigenic peptide are regions ofthe marker protein that are located on the surface of the protein, e.g.,hydrophilic regions, as well as regions with high antigenicity.

A marker protein immunogen typically is used to prepare antibodies byimmunizing a suitable subject, (e.g., rabbit, goat, mouse or othermammal) with the immunogen. An appropriate immunogenic preparation cancontain, for example, recombinantly expressed marker protein or achemically synthesized marker polypeptide. The preparation can furtherinclude an adjuvant, such as Freund's complete or incomplete adjuvant,or similar immunostimulatory agent. Immunization of a suitable subjectwith an immunogenic marker protein preparation induces a polyclonalanti-marker protein antibody response.

Accordingly, another aspect of the invention pertains to anti-markerprotein antibodies. The term “antibody” as used herein includesimmunoglobulin molecules and immunologically active portions ofimmunoglobulin molecules, i.e., molecules that contain an antigenbinding site which specifically binds (immunoreacts with) an antigen,such as a marker protein. Examples of immunologically active portions ofimmunoglobulin molecules include F(ab) and F(ab′)₂ fragments which canbe generated by treating the antibody with an enzyme such as pepsin. Theinvention provides polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies that bind tomarker proteins. The term “monoclonal antibody” or “monoclonal antibodycomposition”, as used herein, includes a population of antibodymolecules that contain only one species of an antigen binding sitecapable of immunoreacting with a particular epitope. A monoclonalantibody composition thus typically displays a single binding affinityfor a particular marker protein with which it immunoreacts.

Polyclonal anti-marker protein antibodies can be prepared as describedabove by immunizing a suitable subject with a marker protein of theinvention. The anti-marker protein antibody titer in the immunizedsubject can be monitored over time by standard techniques, such as withan enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using immobilized markerprotein. If desired, the antibody molecules directed against markerproteins can be isolated from the mammal (e.g., from the blood) andfurther purified by well known techniques, such as protein Achromatography, to obtain the IgG fraction. At an appropriate time afterimmunization, e.g., when the anti-marker protein antibody titers arehighest, antibody-producing cells can be obtained from the subject andused to prepare monoclonal antibodies by standard techniques, such asthe hybridoma technique originally described by Kohler and Milstein(1975) Nature 256:495-497) (see also, Brown et al. (1981) J. Immunol.127:539-46; Brown et al. (1980) J. Biol. Chem. 255:4980-83; Yeh et al.(1976) Proc. Natl. Acad, Sci. USA 76:2927-3I; and Yeh et al. (1982) Int.J. Cancer 29:269-75), the more recent human B cell hybridoma technique(Kozbor et al. (1983) Immunol Today 4:72), the EBV-hybridoma technique(Cole et al. (1985), Monoclonal Antibodies and Cancer Therapy, Alan R.Liss, Inc., pp. 77-96) or trioma techniques. The technology forproducing monoclonal antibody hybridomas is well known (see generally R.H. Kenneth, in Monoclonal Antibodies: A New Dimension In BiologicalAnalyses, Plenum Publishing Corp., New York, N.Y. (1980); E. A. Lerner(1981) Yale J. Biol. Med., 54:387-402; M. L. Gefter et al. (1977)Somatic Cell Genet. 3:231-36). Briefly, an immortal cell line (typicallya myeloma) is fused to lymphocytes (typically splenocytes) from a mammalimmunized with a marker protein immunogen as described above, and theculture supernatants of the resulting hybridoma cells are screened toidentify a hybridoma producing a monoclonal antibody that binds to amarker protein of the invention.

Any of the many well known protocols used for fusing lymphocytes andimmortalized cell lines can be applied for the purpose of generating ananti-marker protein monoclonal antibody (see, e.g., G. Galfre et al.(1977) Nature 266:SSOS2; Gefter et al. Somatic Cell Genet., cited supra;Letter, Yale J. Biol. Med., cited supra; Kenneth, Monoclonal Antibodies,cited supra). Moreover, the ordinarily skilled worker will appreciatethat there are many variations of such methods which also would beuseful. Typically, the immortal cell line (e.g., a myeloma cell line) isderived from the same mammalian species as the lymphocytes. For example,murine hybridomas can be made by fusing lymphocytes from a mouseimmunized with an immunogenic preparation of the present invention withan immortalized mouse cell line. Preferred immortal cell lines are mousemyeloma cell lines that are sensitive to culture medium containinghypoxanthine, axninopterin and thymidine (“HAT medium”). Any of a numberof myeloma cell lines can be used as a fusion partner according tostandard techniques, e.g., the P3-NS1/1-Ag4-1, P3-x63-Ag8.653 orSp210-Ag14 myeloma lines. These myeloma lines are available from ATCC.Typically, HAT-sensitive mouse myeloma cells are fused to mousesplenocytes using polyethylene glycol (“PEG”). Hybridoma cells resultingfrom the fusion are then selected using HAT medium, which kills unfusedand unproductively fused myeloma cells (unfused splenocytes die afterseveral days because they are not transformed). Hybridoma cellsproducing a monoclonal antibody of the invention are detected byscreening the hybridoma culture supernatants for antibodies that bind toa marker protein, e.g., using a standard ELISA assay.

Alternative to preparing monoclonal antibody-secreting hybridomas, amonoclonal anti-marker protein antibody can be identified and isolatedby screening a recombinant combinatorial immunoglobulin library (e.g.,an antibody phase display library) with marker protein to therebyisolate immunoglobulin library members that bind to a marker protein.Kits for generating and screening phage display libraries arecommercially available (e.g., the Pharmacia Recombinant Phage AntibodySystem, Catalog No. 27-9400-01; and the Stratagene SurfZAP™ PhageDisplay Kit, Catalog No. 240612). Additionally, examples of methods andreagents particularly amenable for use in generating and screeningantibody display library can be found in, for example, Ladner et al.U.S. Pat. No. 5,223,409; Kang et al. PCT International Publication No.WO 92/18619; Dower et al. PCT International Publication No. WO 91/17271;Winter et al. PCT International Publication WO 92/20791; Markland et al.PCT International Publication No. WO 92115679; Breitling et al. PCTInternational Publication WO 93/01288; McCafferty et al. PCTInternational Publication No. WO 92/01047; Garrard et al. PCTInternational Publication No. WO 92/09690; Ladner et al. PCTInternational Publication No. WO 90/02809; Fuchs et al. (1991)Bio/Technology 9:1370-1372; Hay et al. (1992) Hum. Antibod Hybridomas3:81-85; Huse et al. (1989) Science 246:1275-1281; Griffiths et al.(1993) EMBO J. 12:725-734; Hawkins et al. (1992) J. Mol. Biol.226:889-896; Clarkson et al. (1991) Nature 352:624-628; Gram et al.(1992) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89:3576-3580; Garrad et al. (1991)Bio/Technology 9:1373-1377; Hoogenboom et al. (1991) Nuc. Acid Res.19:4133-4137; Barbas et al. (1991) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA88:7978-7982; and McCafferty et al. Nature (1990) 348:552-554.

Additionally, recombinant anti-marker protein antibodies, such aschimeric and humanized monoclonal antibodies, comprising both human andnon-human portions, which can be made using standard recombinant DNAtechniques, are within the scope of the invention. Such chimeric andhumanized monoclonal antibodies can be produced by recombinant DNAtechniques known in the art, for example using methods described inRobinson et al. International Application No. PCT/US86/02269; Akira, etal. European Patent Application 184,187; Taniguchi, M., European PatentApplication 171,496; Morrison et al. European Patent Application173,494; Neuberger et al. PCT International Publication No. WO 86/01533;Cabilly et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567; Cabilly et al. European PatentApplication 125,023; Better et al. (1988) Science 240:1041-1043; Liu etal. (1987) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 84:3439-3443; Liu et al. (1987) J.Immunol. 139:3521 3526; Sun et al. (1987) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA84:214-218; Nishimura et al. (1987) Canc. Res. 47:999-1005; Wood et al.(1985) Nature 314:446-449; and Shaw et al. (1988) J. Natl. Cancer Inst.80:1553-1559); Morrison, S. L. (1985) Science 229:1202-1207; Oi et al.(1986) BioTechniques 4:214; Winter U.S. Pat. No. 5,225,539; Jones et al.(1986) Nature 321:552-525; Verhoeyan et al. (1988) Science 239:1534; andBeidler et al. (1988) J. Immunol. 141:4053-4060.

Humanized antibodies are particularly desirable for therapeutictreatment of human subjects. Humanized forms of non-human (e.g. murine)antibodies are chimeric molecules of immunoglobulins, immunoglobulinchains or fragments thereof (such as Fv, Fab, Fab′, F(ab′)₂ or otherantigen-binding subsequences of antibodies) which contain minimalsequence derived from non-human immunoglobulin. Humanized antibodiesinclude human immunoglobulins (recipient antibody) in which residuesforming a complementary determining region (CDR) of the recipient arereplaced by residues from a CDR of a non-human species (donor antibody)such as mouse, rat or rabbit having the desired specificity, affinityand capacity. In some instances, Fv framework residues of the humanimmunoglobulin are replaced by corresponding non-human residues.Humanized antibodies may also comprise residues which are found neitherin the recipient antibody nor in the imported CDR or frameworksequences. In general, the humanized antibody will comprisesubstantially all of at least one, and typically two, variable domains,in which all or substantially all of the CDR regions correspond to thoseof a non-human immunoglobulin and all or substantially all of theconstant regions being those of a human immunoglobulin consensussequence. The humanized antibody will preferably also comprise at leasta portion of an immunoglobulin constant region (Fc), typically that of ahuman immunoglobulin (Jones et al. Nature 321: 522-525 (1986); Riechmannet al, Nature 323: 323-329 (1988); and Presta Curr. Op. Struct. Biol. 2:594-596 (1992).

Such humanized antibodies can be produced using transgenic mice whichare incapable of expressing endogenous immunoglobulin heavy and lightchains genes, but which can express human heavy and light chain genes.The transgenic mice are immunized in the normal fashion with a selectedantigen, e.g. all or a portion of a polypeptide corresponding to amarker of the invention. Monoclonal antibodies directed against theantigen can be obtained using conventional hybridoma technology. Thehuman immunoglobulin transgenes harbored by the transgenic micerearrange during B cell differentiation, and subsequently undergo classswitching and somatic mutation. Thus, using such a technique, it ispossible to produce therapeutically useful IgG, IgA and IgE antibodies.For an overview of this technology for producing humanized antibodies,see Lonberg and Huszar (1995) Int. Rev. Immunol. 13:65-93). For adetailed discussion of this technology for producing humanizedantibodies and humanized monoclonal antibodies and protocols forproducing such antibodies, see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,625,126; U.S. Pat.No. 5,633,425; U.S. Pat. No. 5,569,825; U.S. Pat. No. 5,661,016; andU.S. Pat. No. 5,545,806. In addition, companies such as Abgenix, Inc.(Freemont, Calif.), can be engaged to provide humanized antibodiesdirected against a selected antigen using technology similar to thatdescribed above.

Humanized antibodies which recognize a selected epitope can be generatedusing a technique referred to as “guided selection.” In this approach aselected non-human monoclonal antibody, e.g., a murine antibody, is usedto guide the selection of a humanized antibody recognizing the sameepitope (Jespers et al., 1994, Bio/technology 12:899-903).

An anti-marker protein antibody (e.g., monoclonal antibody) can be usedto isolate a marker protein of the invention by standard techniques,such as affinity chromatography or immunoprecipitation. An anti-markerprotein antibody can facilitate the purification of natural markerproteins from cells and of recombinantly produced marker proteinsexpressed in host cells. Moreover, an anti-marker protein antibody canbe used to detect marker protein (e.g. in a cellular lysate or cellsupernatant) in order to evaluate the abundance and pattern ofexpression of the marker protein. Anti-marker protein antibodies can beused diagnostically to monitor protein levels in tissue as part of aclinical testing procedure, e.g., to, for example, determine theefficacy of a given treatment regimen. Detection can be facilitated bycoupling (i.e., physically linking) the antibody to a detectablesubstance. Examples of detectable substances include various enzymes,prosthetic groups, fluorescent materials, luminescent materials,bioluminescent materials, and radioactive materials. Examples ofsuitable enzymes include horseradish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase,galactosidase, or acetylcholinesterase; examples of suitable prostheticgroup complexes include streptavidin/biotin and avidin/biotin; examplesof suitable fluorescent materials include umbelliferone, fluorescein,fluorescein isothiocyanate, rhodamine, dichlorotriazinylaminefluorescein, dansyl chloride or phycoerythrin; an example of aluminescent material includes luminol; examples of bioluminescentmaterials include luciferase, luciferin, and aequorin, and examples ofsuitable radioactive material include ¹²⁵I, ¹³¹I, ³⁵S or ³H.

III. Recombinant Expression Vectors and Host Cells

Another aspect of the invention pertains to vectors, preferablyexpression vectors, containing a nucleic acid encoding a marker proteinof the invention (or a portion thereof). As used herein, the term“vector” includes a nucleic acid molecule capable of transportinganother nucleic acid to which it has been linked. One type of vector isa “plasmid”, which includes a circular double stranded DNA loop intowhich additional DNA segments can be ligated. Another type of vector isa viral vector, wherein additional DNA segments can be ligated into theviral genome. Certain vectors are capable of autonomous replication in ahost cell into which they are introduced (e.g., bacterial vectors havinga bacterial origin of replication and episomal mammalian vectors). Othervectors (e.g., non-episomal mammalian vectors) are integrated into thegenome of a host cell upon introduction into the host cell, and therebyare replicated along with the host genome. Moreover, certain vectors arecapable of directing the expression of genes to which they areoperatively linked. Such vectors are referred to herein as “expressionvectors”. In general, expression vectors of utility in recombinant DNAtechniques are often in the form of plasmids. In the presentspecification, “plasmid” and “vector” can be used interchangeably as theplasmid is the most commonly used form of vector. However, the inventionis intended to include such other forms of expression vectors, such asviral vectors (e.g., replication defective retroviruses, adenovirusesand adeno-associated viruses), which serve equivalent functions.

The recombinant expression vectors of the invention comprise a nucleicacid of the invention in a form suitable for expression of the nucleicacid in a host cell, which means that the recombinant expression vectorsinclude one or more regulatory sequences, selected on the basis of thehost cells to be used for expression, which is operatively linked to thenucleic acid sequence to be expressed. Within a recombinant expressionvector, “operably linked” is intended to mean that the nucleotidesequence of interest is linked to the regulatory sequences) in a mannerwhich allows for expression of the nucleotide sequence (e.g., in an invitro transcription/translation system or in a host cell when the vectoris introduced into the host cell). The term “regulatory sequence” isintended to include promoters, enhancers and other expression controlelements (e.g., polyadenylation signals). Such regulatory sequences aredescribed, for example, in Goeddel; Gene Expression Technology: Methodsin Enzymology 185, Academic Press, San Diego, Calif. (1990). Regulatorysequences include those which direct constitutive expression of anucleotide sequence in many types of host cells and those which directexpression of the nucleotide sequence only in certain host cells (e.g.,tissue-specific regulatory sequences). It will be appreciated by thoseskilled in the art that the design of the expression vector can dependon such factors as the choice of the host cell to be transformed, thelevel of expression of protein desired, and the like. The expressionvectors of the invention can be introduced into host cells to therebyproduce proteins or peptides, including fusion proteins or peptides,encoded by nucleic acids as described herein (e.g., marker proteins,mutant forms of marker proteins, fusion proteins, and the like).

The recombinant expression vectors of the invention can be designed forexpression of marker proteins in prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells. Forexample, marker proteins can be expressed in bacterial cells such as E.coli, insect cells (using baculovirus expression vectors) yeast cells ormammalian cells. Suitable host cells are discussed further in Goeddel,Gene Expression Technology: Methods in Enzymology 185, Academic Press,San Diego, Calif. (1990). Alternatively, the recombinant expressionvector can be transcribed and translated in vitro, for example using T7promoter regulatory sequences and T7 polymerase.

Expression of proteins in prokaryotes is most often carried out in E.coli with vectors containing constitutive or inducible promotersdirecting the expression of either fusion or non-fusion proteins. Fusionvectors add a number of amino acids to a protein encoded therein,usually to the amino terminus of the recombinant protein. Such fusionvectors typically serve three purposes: 1) to increase expression ofrecombinant protein; 2) to increase the solubility of the recombinantprotein; and 3) to aid in the purification of the recombinant protein byacting as a ligand in affinity purification. Often, in fusion expressionvectors, a proteolytic cleavage site is introduced at the junction ofthe fusion moiety and the recombinant protein to enable separation ofthe recombinant protein from the fusion moiety subsequent topurification of the fusion protein. Such enzymes, and their cognaterecognition sequences, include Factor Xa, thrombin and enterokinase.Typical fusion expression vectors include pGEX (Pharmacia Biotech Inc;Smith, D. B. and Johnson, K. S. (1988) Gene 67:3140), pMAL (New EnglandBiolabs, Beverly, Mass.) and pRITS (Pharmacia, Piscataway, N.J.) whichfuse glutathione S transferase (GST), maltose E binding protein, orprotein A, respectively, to the target recombinant protein.

Purified fusion proteins can be utilized in marker activity assays,(e.g., direct assays or competitive assays described in detail below),or to generate antibodies specific for marker proteins, for example.

Examples of suitable inducible non-fusion E. coli expression vectorsinclude pTrc (Hmann et al., (1988) Gene 69:301-315) and pET 1d (Studieret al., Gene Expression Technology: Methods in Enzymology 185, AcademicPress, San Diego, Calif. (1990) 60-89). Target gene expression from thepTrc vector relies on host RNA polymerase transcription from a hybridtrp-lac fusion promoter. Target gene expression from the pET 11d vectorrelies on transcription from a T7 gn10-lac fusion promoter mediated by acoexpressed viral RNA polymerase (T7 gn1). This viral polymerase issupplied by host strains BL21 (DE3) or HSLE174(DE3) from a residentprophage harboring a T7 gn1 gene under the transcriptional control ofthe lacUV 5 promoter.

One strategy to maximize recombinant protein expression in E. coli is toexpress the protein in a host bacteria with an impaired capacity toproteolytically cleave the recombinant protein (Gottesman, S., GeneExpression Technology: Methods in Enzymology 185, Academic Press, SanDiego, Calif. (1990) 119-128). Another strategy is to alter the nucleicacid sequence of the nucleic acid to be inserted into an expressionvector so that the individual codons for each amino acid are thosepreferentially utilized in E. coli (Wade et al., (1992) Nucleic AcidsRes. 20:2111-2118). Such alteration of nucleic acid sequences of theinvention can be carried out by standard DNA synthesis techniques.

In another embodiment, the marker protein expression vector is a yeastexpression vector. Examples of vectors for expression in yeast S.cerevisiae include pYepSec1 (Baldari, et al., (1987) Embo J. 6:229-234),pMa (Kurjan and Herskowitz, (1982) Cell 30:933-943), pJRY88 (Schultz etal., 21987) Gene 54:113-123), pYES2 (InVitrogen Corporation, San Diego,Calif.), and picZ (Invitrogen Corp, San Diego, Calif.).

Alternatively, marker proteins of the invention can be expressed ininsect cells using baculovirus expression vectors. Baculovirus vectorsavailable for expression of proteins in cultured insect cells (e.g., Sf9 cells) include the pAc series (Smith et al. (1983) Mol. Cell. Biol.3:2156-2165) and the pVL series (Lucklow and Summers (1989) Virology170:31-39).

In yet another embodiment, a nucleic acid of the invention is expressedin mammalian cells using a mammalian expression vector. Examples ofmammalian expression vectors include pCDM8 (Seed, B. (1987) Nature329:840) and pMT2PC (Kaufman et al. (1987) EMBO J. 6:187-195). When usedin mammalian cells, the expression vector's control functions are oftenprovided by viral regulatory elements. For example, commonly usedpromoters are derived from polyoma, Adenovirus 2, cytomegalovirus andSimian Virus 40. For other suitable expression systems for bothprokaryotic and eukaryotic cells see chapters 16 and 17 of Sambrook, J.,Fritsh, E. F., and Maniatis, T. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual.2nd, ed. Cold Spring Expression Technology: Methods in Enzymology 185,Academic Press, San Diego, Calif. (1990) 60-89). Target gene expressionfrom the pTrc vector relies on host RNA polymerase transcription from ahybrid trp-lac fusion promoter. Target gene expression from the pET 11dvector relies on transcription from a T7 gn10-lac fusion promotermediated by a coexpressed viral RNA polymerase (T7 gn1). This viralpolymerase is supplied by host strains BL21(DE3) or HSLE174(DE3) from aresident prophage harboring a T7 gn1 gene under the transcriptionalcontrol of the lacUV 5 promoter.

One strategy to maximize recombinant protein expression in E. coli is toexpress the protein in a host bacteria with an impaired capacity toproteolytically cleave the recombinant protein (Gottesman, S., GeneExpression Technology: Methods in Enzymology 185, Academic Press, SanDiego, Calif. (1990) 119-128). Another strategy is to alter the nucleicacid sequence of the nucleic acid to be inserted into an expressionvector so that the individual codons for each amino acid are thosepreferentially utilized in E. coli (Wada et al., (1992) Nucleic AcidsRes. 20:2111-2118). Such alteration of nucleic acid sequences of theinvention can be carried out by standard DNA synthesis techniques.

In another embodiment, the marker protein expression vector is a yeastexpression vector. Examples of vectors for expression in yeast S.cerevisiae include pYepSec1 (Baldari, et al., (1987) Embo J. 6:229-234),pMFa (Kujan and Herskowitz, (1982) Cell 30:933-943), pJRY88 (Schultz etal., (1987) Gene 54:113-123), pYES2 (Invitrogen Corporation, San Diego,Calif.), and picZ (InVitrogen Corp, San Diego, Calif.).

Alternatively, marker proteins of the invention can be expressed ininsect cells using baculovirus expression vectors. Baculovirus vectorsavailable for expression of proteins in cultured insect cells (e.g., Sf9cells) include the pAc series (Smith et al. (1983) Mol. Cell Biol.3:2156-2165) and the pVL series (Lucklow and Summers (1989) Virology170:31-39).

In yet another embodiment, a nucleic acid of the invention is expressedin mammalian cells using a mammalian expression vector. Examples ofmammalian expression vectors include pCDM8 (Seed, B. (1987) Nature329:840) and pMT2PC (Kaufman et al. (1987) EMBO J. 6:187-195). When usedin mammalian cells, the expression vector's control functions are oftenprovided by viral regulatory elements. For example, commonly usedpromoters are derived from polyoma, Adenovirus 2, cytomegalovirus andSimian Virus 40. For other suitable expression systems for bothprokaryotic and eukaryotic cells see chapters 16 and 17 of Sambrook, J.,Fritsh, E. F., and Maniatis, T. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual.2nd, ed, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryPress, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989.

In another embodiment, the recombinant mammalian expression vector iscapable of directing expression of the nucleic acid preferentially in aparticular cell type (e.g., tissue-specific regulatory elements are usedto express the nucleic acid). Tissue-specific regulatory elements areknown in the art. Non-limiting examples of suitable tissue-specificpromoters include the albumin promoter (liver-specific; Pinkert et al.(1987) Genes Dev. 1:268-277), lymphoid-specific promoters (Calame andEaton (1988) Adv. Immunol. 43:235-275), in particular promoters of Tcell receptors (Winoto and Baltimore (1989) EMBO J. 8:729-733) andimmunoglobulins (Banerji et al. (1983) Cell 33:729-740; Queen andBaltimore (1983) Cell 33:741-748), neuron-specific promoters (e.g., theneurofilament promoter, Byrne and R.aaddle (1989) Proc. Nall. Acad. Sci.USA 86:5473-5477), pancreas-specific promoters (Edlund et al. (1985)Science 230:912-916), and mammary gland-specific promoters (e.g., milkwhey promoter, U.S. Pat. No. 4,873,316 and European ApplicationPublication No. 264,166). Developmentally-regulated promoters are alsoencompassed, for example the marine hox promoters (Kessel and Grass(1990) Science 249:374-379) and the ÿ-fetoprotein promoter (Campes andTilghman (1989) Genes Dev. 3:537-546).

The invention further provides a recombinant expression vectorcomprising a DNA molecule of the invention cloned into the expressionvector in an antisense orientation. That is, the DNA molecule isoperatively linked to a regulatory sequence in a manner which allows forexpression (by transcription of the DNA molecule) of an RNA moleculewhich is antisense to mRNA corresponding to a gene of the invention(e.g., a gene set forth in Tables 1 and 3-8). Regulatory sequencesoperatively linked to a nucleic acid cloned in the antisense orientationcan be chosen which direct the continuous expression of the antisenseRNA molecule in a variety of cell types, for instance viral promotersand/or enhancers, or regulatory sequences can be chosen which directconstitutive, tissue specific or cell type specific expression ofantisense RNA. The antisense expression vector can be in the form of arecombinant plasmid, phagemid or attenuated virus in which antisensenucleic acids are produced under the control of a high efficiencyregulatory region, the activity of which can be determined by the celltype into which the vector is introduced. For a discussion of theregulation of gene expression using antisense genes see Weintraub, H. etal., Antisense RNA as a molecular tool for genetic analysis,Reviews—Trends in Genetics, Vol. 1(1) 1986.

Another aspect of the invention pertains to host cells into which anucleic acid molecule of the invention is introduced, e.g., a gene setforth in Tables 1 and 3-8 within a recombinant expression vector or anucleic acid molecule of the invention containing sequences which allowit to homologously recombine into a specific site of the host cell'sgenome. The terms “host cell” and “recombinant host cell” are usedinterchangeably herein. It is understood that such terms refer not onlyto the particular subject cell but to the progeny or potential progenyof such a cell. Because certain modifications may occur in succeedinggenerations due to either mutation or environmental influences, suchprogeny may not, in fact, be identical to the parent cell, but are stillincluded within the scope of the term as used herein.

A host cell can be any prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell. For example, amarker protein of the invention can be expressed in bacterial cells suchas E. coli, insect cells, yeast or mammalian cells (such as Chinesehamster ovary cells (CHO) or COS cells). Other suitable host cells areknown to those skilled in the art.

Vector DNA can be introduced into prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells viaconventional transformation or transfection techniques. As used herein,the terms “transformation” and “transfection” are intended to refer to avariety of art-recognized techniques for introducing foreign nucleicacid (e.g., DNA) into a host cell, including calcium phosphate orcalcium chloride co-precipitation, DAKD-dextran-mediated transfection,lipofection, or electroporation. Suitable methods for transforming ortransferring host cells can be found in Sambrook, et al. (MolecularCloning: A Laboratory Manual. 2nd, ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989),and other laboratory manuals.

For stable transfection of mammalian cells, it is known that, dependingupon the expression vector and transfection technique used, only a smallfraction of cells may integrate the foreign DNA into their genome. Inorder to identify and select these integrants, a gene that encodes aselectable flag (e.g., resistance to antibiotics) is generallyintroduced into the host cells along with the gene of interest.Preferred selectable flags include those which confer resistance todrugs, such as G418, hygromycin and methotrexate. Nucleic acid encodinga selectable flag can be introduced into a host cell on the same vectoras that encoding a marker protein or can be introduced on a separatevector. Cells stably transfected with the introduced nucleic acid can beidentified by drug selection (e.g., cells that have incorporated theselectable flag gene will survive, while the other cells die).

A host cell of the invention, such as a prokaryotic or eukaryotic hostcell in culture, can be used to produce (i.e., express) a markerprotein. Accordingly, the invention further provides methods forproducing a marker protein using the host cells of the invention. In oneembodiment, the method comprises culturing the host cell of invention(into which a recombinant expression vector encoding a marker proteinhas been introduced) in a suitable medium such that a marker protein ofthe invention is produced. In another embodiment, the method furthercomprises isolating a marker protein from the medium or the host cell.

The host cells of the invention can also be used to produce non-humantransgenic animals. For example, in one embodiment, a host cell of theinvention is a fertilized oocyte or an embryonic stem cell into whichmarker-protein-coding sequences have been introduced. Such host cellscan then be used to create non-human transgenic animals in whichexogenous sequences encoding a marker protein of the invention have beenintroduced into their genome or homologous recombinant animals in whichendogenous sequences encoding the marker proteins of the invention havebeen altered. Such animals are useful for studying the function and/oractivity of a marker protein and for identifying and/or evaluatingmodulators of marker protein activity. As used herein, a “transgenicanimal” is a non-human animal, preferably a mammal, more preferably arodent such as a rat or mouse, in which one or more of the cells of theanimal includes a transgene. Other examples of transgenic animalsinclude non-human primates, sheep, dogs, cows, goats, chickens,amphibians, and the tike. A transgene is exogenous DNA which isintegrated into the genome of a cell from which a transgenic animaldevelops and which remains in the genome of the mature animal, therebydirecting the expression of an encoded gene product in one or more celltypes or tissues of the transgenic animal. As used herein, a “homologousrecombinant animal” is a non-human animal, preferably a mammal, morepreferably a mouse, in which an endogenous gene of the invention (e.g.,a gene set forth in Tables 1 and 3-8) has been altered by homologousrecombination between the endogenous gene and an exogenous DNA moleculeintroduced into a cell of the animal, e.g., an embryonic cell of theanimal, prior to development of the animal.

A transgenic animal of the invention can be created by introducing amarker-encoding nucleic acid into the mate pronuclei of a fertilizedoocyte, e.g., by microinjection, retroviral infection, and allowing theoocyte to develop in a pseudopregnant female foster animal. Intronicsequences and polyadenylation signals can also be included in thetransgene to increase the efficiency of expression of the transgene. Atissue-specific regulatory sequence(s) can be operably linked to atransgene to direct expression of a marker protein to particular cells.Methods for generating transgenic animals via embryo manipulation andmicroinjection, particularly animals such as mice, have becomeconventional in the art and are described, for example, in U.S. Pat.Nos. 4,736,866 and 4,870,009, both by Leder et al., U.S. Pat. No.4,873,191 by Wagner et al. and in Hogan, B., Manipulating the MouseEmbryo, (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.,1986). Similar methods are used for production of other transgenicanimals. A transgenic founder animal can be identified based upon thepresence of a transgene of the invention in its genome and/or expressionof mRNA corresponding to a gene of the invention in tissues or cells ofthe animals. A transgenic founder animal can then be used to breedadditional animals carrying the transgene. Moreover, transgenic animalscarrying a transgene encoding a marker protein can further be bred toother transgenic animals carrying other transgenes.

To create a homologous recombinant animal, a vector is prepared whichcontains at least a portion of a gene of the invention into which adeletion, addition or substitution has been introduced to thereby alter,e.g., functionally disrupt, the gene. The gene can be a human gene, butmore preferably, is a non-human homologue of a human gene of theinvention (e.g., a gene set forth in Tables 1 and 3-8). For example, amouse gene can be used to construct a homologous recombination nucleicacid molecule, e.g., a vector, suitable far altering an endogenous geneof the invention in the mouse genome. In a preferred embodiment, thehomologous recombination nucleic acid molecule is designed such that,upon homologous recombination, the endogenous gene of the invention isfunctionally disrupted (i.e., no longer encodes a functional protein;also referred to as a “knock out” vector). Alternatively, the homologousrecombination nucleic acid molecule can be designed such that, uponhomologous recombination, the endogenous gene is mutated or otherwisealtered but still encodes functional protein (e.g., the upstreamregulatory region can be altered to thereby alter the expression of theendogenous marker protein). In the homologous recombination nucleic acidmolecule, the altered portion of the gene of the invention is flanked atits 5′ and 3′ ends by additional nucleic acid sequence of the gene ofthe invention to allow for homologous recombination to occur between theexogenous gene carried by the homologous recombination nucleic acidmolecule and an endogenous gene in a cell, e.g., an embryonic stem cell.The additional flanking nucleic acid sequence is of sufficient lengthfor successful homologous recombination with the endogenous gene.Typically, several kilobases of flanking DNA (both at the 5′ and 3′ends) are included in the homologous recombination nucleic acid molecule(see, e.g., Thomas, K. R. and Capecchi, M. R. (1987) Cell 51:503 for adescription of homologous recombination vectors). The homologousrecombination nucleic acid molecule is introduced into a cell, e.g., anembryonic stem cell line (e.g., by electroporation) and cells in whichthe introduced gene has homologously recombined with the endogenous geneare selected (see e.g., Li, E. et al. (1992) Cell 69:915). The selectedcells can then injected into a blastocyst of an animal (e.g., a mouse)to form aggregation chimeras (see e.g. Bradley, S A. inTeratocareirtomas and Embryonic Stem Cells: A Practical Approach, E. J.Robertson, ed. (IRL, Oxford, 1987) pp. 113-152). A chimeric embryo canthen be implanted into a suitable pseudopregnant female foster animaland the embryo brought to term. Progeny harboring the homologouslyrecombined DNA in their germ cells can be used to breed animals in whichall cells of the animal contain the homologously recombined DNA bygermline transmission of the transgene. Methods for constructinghomologous recombination nucleic acid molecules, e.g., vectors, orhomologous recombinant animals are described further in Bradley, A.(1991) Current Opinion in Biotechnology 2:823-829 and in PCTInternational Publication Nos.: WO 90/11354 by Le Mouellec et al.; WO91/01140 by Smithies et al.; WO 92/0968 by Zijlstra et al.; and WO93/04169 by Berns et al.

In another embodiment, transgenic non-human animals can be producedwhich contain selected systems which allow for regulated expression ofthe transgene. One example of such a system is the cre/loxP recombinasesystem of bacteriophage P1. For a description of the cre/loxPrecombinase system, see, e.g., Laksa et al. (1992) Proc. Natl. Acad.Sci. USA 89:6232-6236. Another example of a recombinase system is theFLP recombinase system of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (O'Gorman et al.(1991) Science 251:1351-1355. If a cre/loxP recombinase system is usedto regulate expression of the transgene, animals containing transgenesencoding both the Cre recombinase and a selected protein are required.Such animals can be provided through the construction of “double”transgenic animals, e.g., by mating two transgenic animals, onecontaining a transgene encoding a selected protein and the othercontaining a transgene encoding a recombinase.

Clones of the non-human transgenic animals described herein can also beproduced according to the methods described in Wilmut, I. et al. (1997)Nature 385:810-813 and PCT International Publication Nos. WO 97/07668and WO 97/07669. In brief, a cell, e.g., a somatic cell, from thetransgenic animal can be isolated and induced to exit the growth cycleand enter Go phase. The quiescent cell can then be fused, e.g., throughthe use of electrical pulses, to an enucleated oocyte from an animal ofthe same species from which the quiescent cell is isolated. Thereconstructed oocyte is then cultured such that it develops to morula orblastocyte and then transferred to pseudopregnant female foster animal.The offspring borne of this female foster animal will be a clone of theanimal from which the cell, e.g., the somatic cell, is isolated.

IV. Pharmaceutical Compositions

The nucleic acid molecules of the invention (e.g., the genes set forthin Tables 1 and 3-8), fragments of marker proteins, and anti-markerprotein antibodies of the invention can be incorporated intopharmaceutical compositions suitable for administration. Suchcompositions (also referred to herein as “bioactive agents orcompounds”) typically comprise the nucleic acid molecule, protein, orantibody and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

As used herein the language “pharmaceutically acceptable carrier” isintended to include any and all solvents, dispersion media, coatings,antibacterial and antifungal agents, isotonic and absorption delayingagents, and the like, compatible with pharmaceutical administration. Theuse of such media and agents for pharmaceutically active substances iswell-known in the art. Except insofar as any conventional media or agentis incompatible with the active compound, use thereof in thecompositions is contemplated. Supplementary bioactive agents can also beincorporated into the compositions.

The invention includes methods for preparing pharmaceutical compositionsfor modulating the expression or activity of a polypeptide or nucleicacid corresponding to a marker of the invention. Such methods compriseformulating a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier with an agent whichmodulates expression or activity of a polypeptide or nucleic acidcorresponding to a marker of the invention. Such compositions canfurther include additional active agents. Thus, the invention furtherincludes methods for preparing a pharmaceutical composition byformulating a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier with an agent whichmodulates expression or activity of a polypeptide or nucleic acidcorresponding to a marker of the invention and one or more additionalbioactive agents.

The invention also provides methods (also referred to herein as“screening assays”) for identifying modulators, i.e., candidate or testcompounds or agents comprising therapeutic moieties (e.g., peptides,peptidomimetics, peptoids, small molecules or other drugs) which (a)bind to the marker, or (b) have a modulatory (e.g., stimulatory orinhibitory) effect on the activity of the marker or, more specifically,(c) have a modulatory effect on the interactions of the marker with oneor more of its natural substrates (e.g., peptide, protein, hormone,co-factor, or nucleic acid), or (d) have a modulatory effect on theexpression of the marker. Such assays typically comprise a reactionbetween the marker and one or more assay components. The othercomponents may be either the test compound itself, or a combination oftest compound and a natural binding partner of the marker.

The test compounds of the present invention may be bioactive agents,i.e. protein, oligopeptide, molecule, polysaccharide, polynucleotides.In a preferred embodiment the bioactive agents are proteins, inparticular naturally occurring proteins or fragments thereof.

The test compounds of the present invention may be obtained from anyavailable source, including systematic libraries of natural and/orsynthetic compounds. Test compounds may also be obtained by any of thenumerous approaches in combinatorial library methods known in the art,including: biological libraries; peptoid libraries (libraries ofmolecules having the functionalities of peptides, but with a novel,non-peptide backbone which are resistant to enzymatic degradation butwhich nevertheless remain bioactive; see, e.g., Zuckermann et al., 1994,J. Med. Chem. 37:2678-85); spatially addressable parallel solid phase orsolution phase libraries; synthetic library methods requiringdeconvolution; the ‘one-bead one-compound’ library method; and syntheticlibrary methods using affinity chromatography selection. The biologicallibrary and peptoid library approaches are limited to peptide libraries,while the other four approaches are applicable to peptide, non-peptideoligomer or small molecule libraries of compounds (Lam, 1997, AnticancerDrug Des. 12:145).

A pharmaceutical composition of the invention is formulated to becompatible with its intended route of administration. Examples of routesof administration include parenteral, e.g., intravenous, intradermal,subcutaneous, oral (e.g., inhalation), transdermal (topical),transmucosal, and rectal administration. Solutions or suspensions usedfor parenteral, intradermal, or subcutaneous application can include thefollowing components: a sterile diluent such as water for injection,saline solution, fixed oils, polyethylene glycols, glycerine; propyleneglycol or other synthetic solvents; antibacterial agents such as benzylalcohol or methyl parabens; antioxidants such as ascorbic acid or sodiumbisulfate; chelating agents such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid;buffers such as acetates, citrates or phosphates and agents for theadjustment of tonicity such as sodium chloride or dextrose. pH can beadjusted with acids or bases, such as hydrochloric acid or sodiumhydroxide. The parenteral preparation can be enclosed in ampoules,disposable syringes or multiple dose vials made of glass or plastic.

Pharmaceutical compositions suitable for injectable use include sterileaqueous solutions (where water soluble) or dispersions and sterilepowders for the extemporaneous preparation of sterile injectablesolutions or dispersion. For intravenous administration, suitablecarriers include physiological saline, bacteriostatic water, CremophorEL™ (BASF, Parsippany, N.J.) or phosphate buffered saline (PBS). In allcases, the composition must be sterile and should be fluid to the extentthat easy syringability exists. It must be stable under the conditionsof manufacture and storage and must be preserved against thecontaminating action of microorganisms such as bacteria and fingi. Theearner can be a solvent or dispersion medium containing, for example,water, ethanol, polyol (for example, glycerol, propylene glycol, andliquid polyethylene glycol, and the like), and suitable mixturesthereof. The proper fluidity can be maintained, for example, by the useof a coating such as lecithin, by the maintenance of the requitedparticle size in the case of dispersion and by the use of surfactants.Prevention of the action of microorganisms can be achieved by variousantibacterial and antifungal agents, for example, parabens,chlorobutanol, phenol, ascorbic acid, thimerosal, and the like. In manycases, it will be preferable to include isotonic agents, for example,sugars, polyalcohols such as mannitol, sorbitol, sodium chloride in thecomposition. Prolonged absorption of the injectable compositions can bebrought about by including in the composition an agent which delaysabsorption, for example, aluminum monostearate and gelatin.

Sterile injectable solutions can be prepared by incorporating the activecompound (e.g., a fragment of a marker protein or an anti-marker proteinantibody) in the required amount in an appropriate solvent with one or acombination of ingredients enumerated above, as required, followed byfiltered sterilization. Generally, dispersions are prepared byincorporating the active compound into a sterile vehicle which containsa basic dispersion medium and the required other ingredients from thoseenumerated above. In the case of sterile powders for the preparation ofsterile injectable solutions, the preferred methods of preparation arevacuum drying and freeze-drying which yields a powder of the active,ingredient plus any additional desired ingredient from a previouslysterile-filtered solution thereof.

Oral compositions generally include an inert diluent or an ediblecarrier. They can be enclosed in gelatin capsules or compressed intotablets. For the purpose of oral therapeutic administration, the activecompound can be incorporated with excipients and used in the form oftablets, troches, or capsules. Oral compositions can also be preparedusing a fluid carrier for use as a mouthwash, wherein the compound inthe fluid carrier is applied orally and swished and expectorated orswallowed. Pharmaceutically compatible binding agents, and/or adjuvantmaterials can be included as part of the composition. The tablets,pills, capsules, troches and the like can contain any of the followingingredients, or compounds of a similar nature: a binder such asmicrocrystalline cellulose, gum tragacanth or gelatin; an excipient suchas starch or lactose, a disintegrating agent such as alginic acid,Primogel, or corn starch; a lubricant such as magnesium stearate orStertes; a glidant such as colloidal silicon dioxide; a sweetening agentsuch as sucrose or saccharin; or a flavoring agent such as peppermint,methyl salicylate, or orange flavoring.

For administration by inhalation, the compounds are delivered in theform of an aerosol spray from pressured container or dispenser whichcontains a suitable propellant, e.g., a gas such as carbon dioxide, or anebulizer.

Systemic administration can also be by transmucosal or transdermalmeans. For transmucosal or transdermal administration, penetrantsappropriate to the barrier to be permeated are used in the formulation.Such penetrants are generally known in the art, and include, forexample, for transmucosal administration, detergents, bile salts, andfusidic acid derivatives. Transmucosal administration can beaccomplished through the use of nasal sprays or suppositories. Fortransdermal administration, the bioactive compounds are formulated intoointments, salves, gels, or creams as generally known in the art.

The compounds can also be prepared in the form of suppositories (e.g.,with conventional suppository bases such as cocoa butter and otherglycerides) or retention enemas for rectal delivery.

In one embodiment, the therapeutic moieties, which may contain abioactive compound, are prepared with carriers that will protect thecompound against rapid elimination from the body, such as a controlledrelease formulation, including implants and microencapsulated deliverysystems. Biodegradable, biocompatible polymers can be used, such asethylene vinyl acetate, polyanhydrides, polyglycolic acid, collagen,polyorthoesters, and polylactic acid. Methods for preparation of suchformulations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The materialscan also be obtained commercially from Alza Corporation and NovaPharmaceuticals, Inc. Liposomal suspensions (including liposomestargeted to infected cells with monoclonal antibodies to viral antigens)can also be used as pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. These can beprepared according to methods known to those skilled in the art, forexample, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,522,811.

It is especially advantageous to formulate oral or parenteralcompositions in dosage unit form for ease of administration anduniformity of dosage. Dosage unit form as used herein includesphysically discrete units suited as unitary dosages for the subject tobe treated; each unit containing a predetermined quantity of activecompound calculated to produce the desired therapeutic effect inassociation with the required pharmaceutical carrier. The specificationfor the dosage unit forms of the invention are dictated by and directlydependent on-the unique characteristics of the active compound and theparticular therapeutic effect to be achieved, and the limitationsinherent in the art of compounding such an active compound for thetreatment of individuals.

Toxicity and therapeutic efficacy of such compounds can be determined bystandard pharmaceutical procedures in cell cultures or experimentalanimals, e.g., for determining the LD50 (the dose lethal to 50% of thepopulation) and the ED50 (the dose therapeutically effective in 50% ofthe population). The dose ratio between toxic and therapeutic effects isthe therapeutic index and it can be expressed as the ratio LD50/ED50.Compounds which exhibit large therapeutic indices are preferred. Whilecompounds that exhibit toxic side effects may be used, care should betaken to design a delivery system that targets such compounds to thesite of affected tissue in order to minimize potential damage touninfected cells and, thereby, reduce side effects.

The data obtained from the cell culture assays and animal studies can beused in formulating a range of dosage for use in humans. The dosage ofsuch compounds lies preferably within a range of circulatingconcentrations that include the ED50 with little or no toxicity. Thedosage may vary within this range depending upon the dosage formemployed and the route of administration utilized. For any compound usedin the method of the invention, the therapeutically effective dose canbe estimated initially from cell culture assays. A dose may beformulated in animal models to achieve a circulating plasmaconcentration range that includes the IC50 (i.e., the concentration ofthe test compound which achieves a half-maximal inhibition of symptoms)as determined in cell culture. Such information can be used to moreaccurately determine useful doses in humans. Levels in plasma may bemeasured, for example, by high performance liquid chromatography.

The nucleic acid molecules of the invention can be inserted into vectorsand used as gene therapy vectors. Gene therapy vectors can be deliveredto a subject by, for example, intravenous injection, localadministration (see U.S. Pat. No. 5,328,470) or by stereotacticinjection (see e.g., Chen et al. (1994) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA91:3054-3057). The pharmaceutical preparation of the gene therapy vectorcan include the gene therapy vector in an acceptable diluent, or cancomprise a slow release matrix in which the gene delivery vehicle isimbedded. Alternatively, where the complete gene delivery vector can beproduced intact from recombinant cells, e.g., retroviral vectors, thepharmaceutical preparation can include one or more cells which producethe gene delivery system.

The pharmaceutical compositions can be included in a container, pack, ordispenser together with instructions for administration.

V. Computer Readable Means and Arrays

Computer readable media comprising a marker(s) of the present inventionis also provided. As used herein, “computer readable media” includes amedium that can be read and accessed directly by a computer. Such mediainclude, but are not limited to: magnetic storage media, such as floppydiscs, hard disc storage medium, and magnetic tape; optical storagemedia such as CD-ROM; electrical storage media such as RAM and ROM; andhybrids of these categories such as magnetic/optical storage media Theskilled artisan will readily appreciate how any of the presently knowncomputer readable mediums can be used to create a manufacture comprisingcomputer readable medium having recorded thereon a marker of the presentinvention.

As used herein, “recorded” includes a process for storing information oncomputer readable medium. Those skilled in the art can readily adopt anyof the presently known methods for recording information on computerreadable medium to generate manufactures comprising the markers of thepresent invention.

A variety of data processor programs and formats can be used to storethe marker information of the present invention on computer readablemedium. For example, the nucleic acid sequence corresponding to themarkers can be represented in a word processing text file, formatted incommercially-available software such as WordPerfect and Microsoft Word,or represented in the form of an ASCII file, stored in a databaseapplication, such as DB2, Sybase, Oracle, or the like. Any number ofdata processor structuring formats (e.g., text file or database) may beadapted in order to obtain computer readable medium having recordedthereon the markers of the present invention.

By providing the markers of the invention in computer readable form, onecan routinely access the marker sequence information for a variety ofpurposes. For example, one skilled in the art can use the nucleotide oramino acid sequences of the invention in computer readable form tocompare a target sequence or target structural motif with the sequenceinformation stored within the data storage means. Search means are usedto identify fragments or regions of the sequences of the invention whichmatch a particular target sequence or target motif.

The invention also includes an array comprising a marker(s) of thepresent invention, i.e. a biochip. The array can be used to assayexpression of one or more genes in the array. In one embodiment, thearray can be used to assay gene expression in a tissue to ascertaintissue specificity of genes in the array. In this manner, up to about8600 genes can be simultaneously assayed for expression. This allows anexpression profile to be developed showing a battery of genesspecifically expressed in one or more tissues at a given point in time.

In addition to such qualitative determination, the invention allows thequantitation of gene expression in the biochip. Thus, not only tissuespecificity, but also the level of expression of a battery of genes inthe tissue is ascertainable. Thus, genes can be grouped on the basis oftheir tissue expression per se and level of expression in that tissue.As used herein, a “normal level of expression” refers to the level ofexpression of a gene provided in a control sample, typically the controlis from non-involved cells or tissues, or from a non-diseased subject.Furthermore, as used herein, a “normalized” expression level is wherethe expression level of an otherwise diseased or involved sample isrendered the same or similar to a control sample. In Examples 1 and 2below, strict standards were applied by which a gene was said to have“normalized” expression, the difference in expression was required to beless than five. The determination of normal levels of expression isuseful, for example, in ascertaining the relationship of gene expressionbetween or among tissues. Thus, one tissue can be perturbed and theeffect on gene expression in a second tissue can be determined. In thiscontext, the effect of one cell type on another cell type in response toa biological stimulus can be determined. Such a determination is useful,for example, to know the effect of cell-cell interaction at the level ofgene expression. If an agent is administered therapeutically to treatone cell type but has an undesirable effect on another cell type, theinvention provides an assay to determine the molecular basis of theundesirable effect and thus provides the opportunity to co-administer acounteracting agent or otherwise treat the undesired effect. Similarly,even within a single cell type, undesirable biological effects can bedetermined at the molecular level. Thus, the effects of an agent onexpression of other than the target gene can be ascertained andcounteracted.

In another embodiment, the arrays can be used to monitor the time courseof expression of one or more genes in the array. This can occur invarious biological contexts, as disclosed herein, for exampledevelopment and differentiation, disease progression, in vitroprocesses, such a cellular transformation and senescence, autonomicneural and neurological processes, such as, for example, pain andappetite, and cognitive functions, such as learning or memory.

The array is also useful for ascertaining the effect of the expressionof a gene on the expression of other genes in the same cell or indifferent cells. This provides, for example, for a selection ofalternate molecular targets for therapeutic intervention if the ultimateor downstream target cannot be regulated.

The array is also useful for ascertaining differential expressionpatterns of one or more genes in non-involved or diseased cells. Thisprovides a battery of genes that could serve as a molecular target fordiagnosis or therapeutic intervention. In particular, biochips can bemade comprising arrays not only of the differentially expressed markerslisted in Tables 1 and 3-8, but of markers specific to subjectssuffering from specific manifestations or degrees of the disease (i.e.facial lesions, nephritis, endocarditis, hemolytic anemia andleukopenia).

VI. Predictive Medicine

The present invention pertains to the field of predictive medicine inwhich diagnostic assays, prognostic assays, pharmacogenetics andmonitoring clinical trials are used for prognostic (predictive) purposesto thereby treat an individual prophylactically. Accordingly, one aspectof the present invention relates to diagnostic assays for determiningmarker protein and/or nucleic acid expression as welt as marker proteinactivity, in the context of a biological sample (e.g. blood, serum,cells, tissue) to thereby determine whether an individual is afflictedwith a disease or disorder, or is at risk of developing a disorder,associated with increased or decreased marker protein expression oractivity. The invention also provides for prognostic (or predictive)assays for determining whether an individual is at risk of developing adisorder associated with marker protein, nucleic acid expression oractivity. For example, the number of copies of a marker gene can beassayed in a biological sample. Such assays can be used for prognosticor predictive purposes to thereby prophylactically treat an individualprior to the onset of a disorder (e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus)characterized by or associated with marker protein, nucleic acidexpression or activity.

Another aspect of the invention pertains to monitoring the influence ofagents (e.g., drugs, compounds) on the expression or activity of markerin clinical trials.

These and other agents are described in further detail in the followingsections.

1. Diagnostic Assays

An exemplary method for detecting the presence or absence of markerprotein or nucleic acid of the invention in a biological sample involvesobtaining a biological sample from a test subject and contacting thebiological sample with a compound or an agent capable of detecting theprotein or nucleic acid (e.g., mRNA, genomic DNA) that encodes themarker protein such that the presence of the marker protein or nucleicacid is detected in the biological sample. A preferred agent fordetecting mRNA or genomic DNA corresponding to a marker gene or proteinof the invention is a labeled nucleic acid probe capable of hybridizingto a mRNA or genomic DNA of the invention. Suitable probes for use inthe diagnostic assays of the invention are described herein.

A preferred agent for detecting marker protein is an antibody capable ofbinding to marker protein, preferably an antibody with a detectablelabel. Antibodies can be polyclonal, or more preferably, monoclonal. Anintact antibody, or a fragment thereof (e.g., Fab or F(ab)₂) can beused. The term “labeled”, with regard to the probe or antibody, isintended to encompass direct labeling of the probe or antibody bycoupling (i.e., physically linking) a detectable substance to the probeor antibody, as well as indirect labeling of the probe or antibody byreactivity with another reagent that is directly labeled. Examples ofindirect labeling include detection of a primary antibody using afluorescently labeled secondary antibody and end-labeling of a DNA probewith biotin such that it can be detected with fluorescently labeledstreptavidin. The term “biological sample” is intended to includetissues, cells and biological fluids isolated from a subject, as well astissues, cells and fluids present within a subject. That is, thedetection method of the invention can be used to defeat marker mRNA,protein, or genomic DNA in a biological sample in vitro as well as invivo. For example, in vitro techniques for detection of marker mRNAinclude Northern hybridizations and in situ hybridizations. In vitrotechniques for detection of marker protein include enzyme linkedimmunosorbent assays (ELISAs), Western blots, immunoprecipitations andimmunofluorescence. In vitro techniques for detection of marker genomicDNA include Southern hybridizations. Furthermore, in vivo techniques fordetection of marker protein include introducing into a subject a labeledanti-marker antibody. For example, the antibody can be labeled with aradioactive marker whose presence and location in a subject can bedetected by standard imaging techniques.

In one embodiment, the biological sample contains protein molecules fromthe test subject. Alternatively, the biological sample can contain mRNAmolecules from the test subject or genomic DNA molecules from the testsubject. A preferred biological sample is a serum sample isolated byconventional means from a subject.

In another embodiment, the methods further involve obtaining a controlbiological sample (e.g., noninvolved tissue or from a non-diseasedsubject) from a control subject, contacting the control sample with acompound or agent capable of detecting marker protein, mRNA, or genomicDNA, such that the presence of marker protein, mRNA or genomic DNA isdetected in the biological sample, and comparing the presence of markerprotein, mRNA or genomic DNA in the control sample with the presence ofmarker protein, mRNA or genomic DNA in the test sample.

The invention also encompasses kits for detecting the presence of markerin a biological sample. For example, the kit can comprise a labeledcompound or agent capable of detecting marker protein or mRNA in abiological sample; means for determining the amount of marker in thesample; and means for comparing the amount of marker in the sample witha standard. The compound or agent can be packaged in a suitablecontainer. The kit can further comprise instructions for using the kitto detect marker protein or nucleic acid.

2. Prognostic Assays

The diagnostic methods, described herein can furthermore be utilized toidentify subjects having or at risk of developing a disease or disorderassociated with aberrant marker expression or activity. As used herein,the term “aberrant” includes a marker expression or activity whichdeviates from the wild type marker expression or activity. Aberrantexpression or activity includes increases or decreased expression oractivity, as well as expression or activity which does not follow thewild type developmental pattern of expression or the subcellular patternof expression. For example, aberrant marker expression or activity isintended to include the cases in which a mutation in the marker genecauses the marker gene to be under-expressed or over-expressed andsituations in which such mutations result in a non-functional markerprotein or a protein which does not function in a wild-type fashion,e.g., a protein which does not interact with a marker ligand or onewhich interacts with a non marker protein ligand.

The assays described herein, such as the preceding diagnostic assays orthe following assays, can be utilized to identify a subject having or atrisk of developing a disorder associated with a misregulation in markerprotein activity or nucleic acid expression, such as systemic lupuserythematosus. Alternatively, the prognostic assays can be utilized toidentify a subject having or at risk for developing a, disorderassociated with a misregulation in marker protein activity or nucleicacid expression, such as systemic lupus erythematosus. Thus, the presentinvention provides a method for identifying a disease or disorderassociated with aberrant marker expression or activity in which a testsample is obtained from a subject and marker protein or nucleic acid(e.g., mRNA or genomic DNA) is detected, wherein the presence of markerprotein or nucleic acid is diagnostic for a subject having or at risk ofdeveloping a disease or disorder associated with aberrant markerexpression or activity. As used herein, a “test sample” includes abiological sample obtained from a subject of interest. For example, atest sample can be a biological fluid (e.g., blood PBMCs), cell sample,or tissue (e.g., kidney).

Furthermore, the prognostic assays described herein can be used todetermine whether a subject can be administered an agent (e.g., anagonist, antagonist, peptidomimetic, protein, peptide, nucleic acid,small molecule, or other drug candidate) to treat a disease or disorderassociated with increased or degreased marker expression or activity.For example, such methods can be used to determine whether a subject canbe effectively treated with an agent for a disorder such as systemiclupus erythematosus. Thus, the present invention provides methods fordetermining whether a subject can be effectively treated with an agentfor a disorder associated with increased or decreased marker expressionor activity in which a test sample is obtained and marker protein ornucleic acid expression or activity is detected (e.g., wherein theabundance of marker protein or nucleic acid expression or activity isdiagnostic for a subject that can be administered the agent to treat adisorder associated with increased or decreased marker expression oractivity).

The methods of the invention can also be used to detect geneticalterations in a marker gene, thereby determining if a subject with thealtered gene is at risk for a disorder characterized by misregulation inmarker protein activity or nucleic acid expression, such as systemiclupus erythematosus. In preferred embodiments, the methods includedetecting, in a sample of cells from the subject, the presence orabsence of a genetic alteration characterized by at least one of analteration affecting the integrity of a gene encoding a marker-protein,or the mis-expression of the marker gene. For example, such geneticalterations can be detected by ascertaining the existence of at leastone of 1) a deletion of one or more nucleotides from a marker gene; 2)an addition of one or more nucleotides to a marker gene; 3) asubstitution of one or more nucleotides of a marker gene, 4) achromosomal rearrangement of a marker gene; 5) an alteration in thelevel of a messenger RNA transcript of a marker gene, 6) aberrantmodification of a maker gene, such as of the methylation pattern of thegenomic DNA, 7) the presence of a non-wild type splicing pattern of amessenger RNA transcript of a marker gene, 8) a non-wild type level of amarker-protein, 9) allelic loss of a marker gene, and 10) inappropriatepost-translational modification of a marker-protein. As describedherein, there are a large number of assays known in the art which can beused for detecting alterations in a marker gene. A preferred biologicalsample is a tissue (e.g., kidney) or blood sample isolated byconventional means from a subject.

In certain embodiments, detection of the alteration involves the use ofa probe/primer in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (see, e.g., U.S.Pat. Nos. 4,683, (95 and 4,683,202), such as anchor PCR or RACE PCR, or,alternatively, in a ligation chain reaction (LCR) (see, e.g., Landegranet al. (1988) Science 241:1077-1080; and Nakazawa et al. (1994) Proc.Mail. Acad. Sci. USA 91:360-364), the latter of which can beparticularly useful for detecting point mutations in the marker-gene(see Abravaya et al. (1995) Nucleic Acids Res. 23:675-682). This methodcan include the steps of collecting a sample of cells from a subject,isolating nucleic acid (e.g., genomic, mRNA or both) from the cells ofthe sample, contacting the nucleic acid sample with one or more primerswhich specifically hybridize to a marker gene under conditions such thathybridization and amplification of the marker-gene (if present) occurs,and detecting the presence or absence of an amplification product, ordetecting the size of the amplification product and comparing the lengthto a control sample. It is anticipated that PCR and/or LCR may bedesirable to use as a preliminary amplification step in conjunction withany of the techniques used for detecting mutations described herein.

Alternative amplification methods include: self sustained sequencereplication (Guatelli, J C. et al., (1990) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA87:1874-1878), transcriptional amplification system (Kwoh, D. Y. et al.,(1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:1173-1177), Q-Beta Replicase(Lizardi, P. M. et al. (1988) Bio-Technology 6:1197), or any othernucleic acid amplification method, followed by the detection of theamplified molecules using techniques well known to those of skill in theart. These detection schemes are especially useful for the detection ofnucleic acid molecules if such molecules are present in very lownumbers.

In an alternative embodiment, mutations in a marker gene from a samplecell can be identified by alterations in restriction enzyme cleavagepatterns. For example, sample and control DNA is isolated, amplified(optionally), digested with one or more restriction endonucleases, andfragment length sizes are determined by gel electrophoresis andcompared. Differences in fragment length sizes between sample andcontrol DNA indicates mutations in the sample DNA. Moreover, the use ofsequence specific ribozymes (see, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,498,531)can be used to score for the presence of specific mutations bydevelopment or loss of a ribozyme cleavage site.

In other embodiments, genetic mutations in a marker gene or a geneencoding a marker protein of the invention can be identified byhybridizing a sample and control nucleic acids, e.g., DNA or RNA, tohigh density arrays containing hundreds or thousands of oligonucleotidesprobes (Cronin, M. T. et al. (1996) Human Mutation 7: 244-255; Kozal, M.J. et al. (1996) Nature Medicine 2: 753-759). For example, geneticmutations in marker can be identified in two dimensional arrayscontaining light generated DNA probes as described in Cronin, M. T. etal. supra. Briefly, a first hybridization array of probes can be used toscan through long stretches of DNA in a sample and control to identifybase changes between the sequences by making linear arrays of sequentialoverlapping probes. This step allows the identification of pointmutations. This step is followed by a second hybridization array thatallows the characterization of specific mutations by using smaller,specialized probe arrays complementary to all variants or mutationsdetected. Each mutation array is composed of parallel probe sets, onecomplementary to the wild-type gene and the other complementary to themutant gene.

In yet another embodiment, any of a variety of sequencing reactionsknown in the art can be used to directly sequence the marker gene anddetect mutations by comparing the sequence of the sample marker with thecorresponding wild-type (control) sequence. Examples of sequencingreactions include those based on techniques developed by Maxam andGilbert ((1977) Proc. Natl. Acad. Scl. USA 74:560) or Sanger ((1977)Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 74:5463). It is also contemplated that any ofa variety of automated sequencing procedures can be utilized whenperforming the diagnostic assays ((1995) Biotechniques 19:448),including sequencing by mass spectrometry (see, e.g., PCT InternationalPublication No. WO 94116101; Cohen et al. (1996) Adv. Chromatogr.36:127-162; and Griffin et al. (1993) Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol.38:147-159).

Other methods for detecting mutations in the marker gene or geneencoding a marker protein of the invention include methods in whichprotection from cleavage agents is used to detect mismatched bases inRNA/RNA or RNA/DNA heteroduplexes (Myers et al. (1985) Science230:1242). In general, the art technique of “mismatch cleavage” startsby providing heteroduplexes by hybridizing (labeled) RNA or DNAcontaining the wild-type marker sequence with potentially mutant RNA orDNA obtained from a tissue sample. The double-stranded duplexes aretreated with an agent which cleaves single-stranded regions of theduplex such as which will exist due to basepair mismatches between thecontrol and sample strands. For instance, RNA/DNA duplexes can betreated with RNase and DNA/DNA hybrids treated with S1 nuclease toenzymatically digest the mismatched regions. In other embodiments,either DNA/DNA or RNA/DNA duplexes can be treated with hydroxylamine orosmium tetroxide and with piperidine in order to digest mismatchedregions. After digestion of the mismatched regions, the resultingmaterial is then separated by size on denaturing polyacrylamide gels todetermine the site of mutation. See, for example, Cotton et al. (1988)Proc. Natl Acad Sci USA 85:4397; Saleeba et al. (1992) Methods Enzymol.517:286-295. In a preferred embodiment, the control DNA or RNA can belabeled for detection.

In still another embodiment, the mismatch cleavage reaction employs oneor more proteins that recognize mismatched base pairs in double-strandedDNA (so called “DNA mismatch repair” enzymes) in defined systems fordetecting and mapping point mutations in marker cDNAs obtained fromsamples of cells. For example, the mutY enzyme of E. coli cleaves A atG/A mismatches and the thymidine DNA glycosylase from HeLa cells cleavesT at G/T mismatches (Hsu et al. (1994) Carcinogenesis 15:1657-1652).According to an exemplary embodiment, a probe based on a markersequence, e.g., a wild-type marker sequence, is hybridized to a cDNA orother DNA product from a test cell(s). The duplex is treated with a DNAmismatch repair enzyme, and the cleavage products, if any, can bedetected from electrophoresis protocols or the like. See, for example,U.S. Pat. No. 5,459,039.

In other embodiments, alterations in electrophoretic mobility will beused to identify mutations in marker genes or genes encoding a markerprotein of the invention. For example, single strand conformationpolymorphism (SSCP) may be used to detect differences in electrophoreticmobility between mutant and wild type nucleic acids (Orita et al. (1989)Proc Natl. Acad. Sci. USA: 86:2766, see also Cotton (1993) Mutat. Res.285:125-144; and Hayashi (1992) Genet. Anal. Tech Appl. 9:73-79).Single-stranded DNA fragments of sample and control marker nucleic acidswill be denatured and allowed to renature. The secondary structure ofsingle-stranded nucleic acids varies according to sequence, theresulting alteration in electrophoretic mobility enables the detectionof even a single base change. The DNA fragments may be labeled ordetected with labeled probes. The sensitivity of the assay may beenhanced by using RNA (rather than DNA), in which the secondarystructure is more sensitive to a change in sequence. In a preferredembodiment, the subject method utilizes heteroduplex analysis toseparate double stranded heteroduplex molecules on the basis of changesin electrophoretic mobility (Keen et al. (1991) Trends Genet. 7:5).

In yet another embodiment the movement of mutant or wild-type fragmentsin polyacrylamide gels containing a gradient of denaturant is assayedusing denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) (Myers et al.(1985) Nature 313:495). When DGGE is used as the method of analysis, DNAwill be modified to insure that it does not completely denature, forexample by adding a GC clamp of approximately 40 by of high-meltingGC-rich DNA by PCR. In a further embodiment, a temperature gradient isused in place of a denaturing gradient to identify differences in themobility of control and sample DNA (Rosenbaum and Reissner (1987)Biophys Chem 265:12753).

Examples of other techniques for detecting point mutations include, butare not limited to, selective oligonucleotide hybridization, selectiveamplification, or selective primer extension. For example,oligonucleotide primers may be prepared in which the known mutation isplaced centrally and then hybridized to target DNA under conditionswhich permit hybridization only if a perfect match is found (Saiki etal. (1986) Nature 324:163); Saiki et al. (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.USA 86:6230). Such allele specific oligonucleotides are hybridized toPCR amplified target DNA or a number of different mutations when theoligonucleotides are attached to the hybridizing membrane and hybridizedwith labeled target DNA.

Alternatively, allele specific amplification technology which depends onselective PCR amplification may be used in conjunction with the instantinvention. Oligonucleotides used as primers for specific amplificationmay carry the mutation of interest in the center of the molecule (sothat amplification depends on differential hybridization) (Gibbs et al.(1989) Nucleic Acids Res. 17:2437-2448) or at the extreme 3′ end of oneprimer where, under appropriate conditions, mismatch can prevent, orreduce polymerase extension (Prossner (1993) Tibtech 11:238). Inaddition it may be desirable to introduce a novel restriction site inthe region of the mutation to create cleavage-based detection (Gaspariniet al. (1992) Mol. Cell. Probes 6:1). It is anticipated that in certainembodiments amplification may also be performed using Taq ligase foramplification (Barany (1991) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88:189). In suchcases, ligation will occur only if there is a perfect match at the 3′end of the 5′ sequence making it possible to detect the presence of aknown mutation at a specific site by looking for the presence or absenceof amplification.

The methods described herein may be performed, for example, by utilizingprepackaged diagnostic kits comprising at least one probe nucleic acidor antibody reagent described herein, which may be conveniently used,e.g., in clinical settings to diagnose subjects exhibiting symptoms orfamily history of a disease or illness involving a marker gene.

Furthermore, any cell type or tissue in which marker is expressed may beutilized in the prognostic assays described herein.

3. Monitoring of Effects During Clinical Trials

Monitoring the influence of agents (e.g., drugs) on the expression oractivity of a marker protein (e.g., the modulation of systemic lupuserythematosus) can be applied not only in basic drug screening, but alsoin clinical trials. For example, the effectiveness of an agentdetermined by a screening assay as described herein to increase markergene expression, protein levels, or upregulate marker activity, can bemonitored in clinical trials of subjects exhibiting decreased markergene expression, protein levels, or downregulated marker activity.Alternatively, the effectiveness of an agent determined by a screeningassay to decrease marker gene expression, protein levels, ordownregulate marker activity, can be monitored in clinical trials ofsubjects exhibiting increased marker gene expression, protein levels, orupregulated marker activity. In such clinical trials, the expression oractivity of a marker gene, and preferably, other genes that have beenimplicated in, for example, a marker-associated disorder (e.g., systemiclupus erythematosus) can be used as a “read out” or markers of thephenotype of a particular cell.

For example, and not by way of limitation, genes, including marker genesand genes encoding a marker protein of the invention, that are modulatedin cells by treatment with an agent (e.g., compound, drug or smallmolecule) which modulates marker activity (e.g., identified in ascreening assay as described herein) can be identified. Thus, to studythe effect of agents on marker-associated disorders (e.g., systemiclupus erythematosus), for example, in a clinical trial, cells can beisolated and RNA prepared and analyzed for the levels of expression ofmarker and other genes implicated in the marker-associated disorder,respectively. The levels of gene expression (e.g., a gene expressionpattern) can be quantified by northern blot analysis or RT-PCR, asdescribed herein, or alternatively by measuring the amount of proteinproduced, by one of the methods as described herein, or by measuring thelevels of activity of marker or other genes. In this way, the geneexpression pattern can serve as a marker, indicative of thephysiological response of the cells to the agent. Accordingly, thisresponse state may be determined before, and at various points duringtreatment of the individual with the agent.

In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a method formonitoring the effectiveness of treatment of a subject with an agent(e.g., an agonist, antagonist, peptidomimetic, protein, peptide, nucleicacid, small molecule, or other drug candidate identified by thescreening assays described herein) including the steps of (i) obtaininga pre-administration sample from a subject prior to administration ofthe agent; (ii) detecting the level of expression of a marker protein,mRNA, or genomic DNA in the pre-administration sample; (iii) obtainingone or more post-administration samples from the subject; (iv) detectingthe level of expression or activity of the marker protein, mRNA, orgenomic DNA in the post-administration samples; (v) comparing the levelof expression or activity of the marker protein, mRNA, or genomic DNA inthe pre-administration sample with the marker protein, mRNA, or genomicDNA in the post administration sample or samples; and (vi) altering theadministration of the agent to the subject accordingly. For example,increased administration of the agent may be desirable to increase theexpression or activity of marker to higher levels than detected, i.e.,to increase the effectiveness of the agent. Alternatively, decreasedadministration of the agent may be desirable to decrease expression oractivity of marker to lower levels than detected, i.e. to decrease theeffectiveness of the agent. According to such an embodiment, markerexpression or activity may be used as an indicator of the effectivenessof an agent, even in the absence of an observable phenotypic response.

C. Methods of Treatment

The present invention provides for both prophylactic and therapeuticmethods of treating a subject at risk for (or susceptible to) a disorderor having a disorder associated with aberrant marker expression oractivity. With regards to both prophylactic and therapeutic methods oftreatment, such treatments may be specifically tailored or modified,based on knowledge obtained from the field of pharmacogenomics.“Pharmacogenomics”, as used herein, includes the application of genomicstechnologies such as gene sequencing, statistical genetics, and geneexpression analysis to drugs in clinical development and on the market.More specifically, the term refers the study of how a subject's genesdetermine his or her response to a drug (e.g., a subject's “drugresponse phenotype”, or “drug response genotype”.) Thus, another aspectof the invention provides methods for tailoring an individual'sprophylactic or therapeutic treatment with either the marker moleculesof the present invention or marker modulators according to thatindividual's drug response genotype. Pharmacogenomics allows a clinicianor physician to target prophylactic or therapeutic treatments tosubjects who will most benefit from the treatment and to avoid treatmentof subjects who will experience toxic drug-related side effects.

1. Prophylactic Methods

In one aspect, the invention provides a method for preventing in asubject, a disease or condition (e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus)associated with increased or decreased marker expression or activity, byadministering to the subject a marker protein or an agent whichmodulates marker protein expression or at least one marker proteinactivity. Subjects at risk for a disease which is caused or contributedto by increased or decreased marker expression or activity can beidentified by, for example, any or a combination of diagnostic orprognostic assays as described herein. Administration of a prophylacticagent can occur prior to the manifestation of symptoms characteristic ofthe differential marker protein expression, such that a disease ordisorder is prevented or, alternatively, delayed in its progression.Depending on the type of marker aberrancy (e.g., increase or decrease inexpression level), for example, a marker protein, marker protein agonistor marker protein antagonist agent can be used for treating the subject.The appropriate agent can be determined based on screening assaysdescribed herein.

2. Therapeutic Methods

Another aspect of the invention pertains to methods of modulating markerprotein expression or activity for therapeutic purposes. Accordingly, inan exemplary embodiment, the modulatory method of the invention involvescontacting a cell with a marker protein or agent that modulates one ormore of the activities of a marker protein activity associated with thecell. An agent that modulates marker protein activity can be an agent asdescribed herein, such as a nucleic acid or a protein, anaturally-occurring target molecule of a marker protein (e.g., a markerprotein substrate), a marker protein antibody, a marker protein agonistor antagonist, a peptidomimetic of a marker protein agonist orantagonist, or other small molecule. In one embodiment, the agentstimulates one or more marker protein activities. Examples of suchstimulatory agents include active marker protein and a nucleic acidmolecule encoding marker protein that has been introduced into the cell.In another embodiment, the agent inhibits one or more marker proteinactivities. Examples of such inhibitory agents include antisense markerprotein nucleic said molecules, anti-marker protein antibodies, andmarker protein inhibitors. These modulatory methods can be performed invitro (e.g., by culturing the cell with the agent) or, alternatively, invivo (e.g. by administering the agent to a subject). As such, thepresent invention provides methods of treating an individual afflictedwith a disease or disorder characterized by aberrant expression oractivity of a marker protein or nucleic acid molecule. In oneembodiment, the method involves administering an agent (e.g., an agentidentified by a screening assay described herein), or combination ofagents that modulates (e.g., upregulates or downregulates) markerprotein expression or activity. In another embodiment, the methodinvolves administering a marker protein or nucleic acid molecule astherapy to compensate for reduced or aberrant marker protein expressionor activity.

Stimulation of marker protein activity is desirable in situations inwhich marker protein is abnormally downregulated and/or in whichincreased marker protein activity is likely to have a beneficial effect.For example, stimulation of marker protein activity is desirable insituations in which a marker is downregulated and/or in which increasedmarker protein activity is likely to have a beneficial erect. Likewise,inhibition of marker protein activity is desirable in situations inwhich marker protein is abnormally upregulated and/or in which decreasedmarker protein activity is likely to have a beneficial effect.

3. Pharmacogenomics

The marker protein and nucleic acid molecules of the present invention,as well as agents, inhibitors or modulators which have a stimulatory orinhibitory effect on marker protein activity (e.g., marker geneexpression) as identified by a screening assay described herein can beadministered to individuals to treat (prophylactically ortherapeutically) marker-associated disorders (e.g., systemic lupuserythematosus) associated with aberrant marker protein activity. Inconjunction with such treatment, pharmacogenomics (i.e., the study ofthe relationship between an individual's genotype and that individual'sresponse to a foreign compound or drug) may be considered. Differencesin metabolism of therapeutics can lead to severe toxicity or therapeuticfailure by altering the relation between dose and blood concentration ofthe pharmacologically active drug. Thus, a physician or clinician mayconsider applying knowledge obtained in relevant pharmacogenomicsstudies in determining whether to administer a marker molecule or markermodulator as well as tailoring the dosage and/or therapeutic regimen oftreatment with a marker molecule or marker modulator.

Pharmacogenomics deals with clinically significant hereditary variationsin the response to drugs due to altered drug disposition and abnormalaction in affected persons. See, for example, Eichelbaum, M. et al(1996) Clin. Exp. Pharmacol. Physiol. 23(10-11):983-985 and Linden, M.W. et al. (1997) Clin. Chem. 43(2):254-266. In general, two types ofpharmacogenetic conditions can be differentiated. Genetic conditionstransmitted as a single factor altering the way drugs act on the body(altered drug action) or genetic conditions transmitted as singlefactors altering the way the body acts on drugs (altered drugmetabolism). These pharmacogenetic conditions can occur either as raregenetic defects or as naturally-occurring polymorphisms. For example,glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD) is a commoninherited enzymopathy in which the main clinical complication ishaemolysis after ingestion of oxidant drugs (anti-malarials,sulfonamides, analgesics, nitrofurans) and consumption of fava beans.

One pharmacogenomics approach to identifying genes that predict drugresponse, known as “a genome-wide association”, relies primarily on ahigh-resolution map of the human genome consisting of already knowngene-related markers (e.g., a “bi-allelic” gene marker map whichconsists of 60,000-100,000 polymorphic or variable sites on the humangenome, each of which has two variants.) Such a high-resolution geneticmap can be compared to a map of the genome of each of a statisticallysubstantial number of subjects taking part in a Phase II/III drug trialto identify markers associated with a particular observed drug responseor side effect. Alternatively, such a high resolution map can begenerated from a combination of some ten-million known single nucleotidepolymorphisms (SNPs) in the human genome. As used herein, a “SNP” is acommon alteration that occurs in a single nucleotide base in a stretchof DNA. For example, a SNP may occur once per every 1000 bases of DNA. ASNP may be involved in a disease process, however, the vast majority maynot be disease associated. Given a genetic map based on the occurrenceof such SNPs, individuals can be grouped into genetic categoriesdepending on a particular pattern of SNPs in their individual genome. Insuch a manner, treatment regimens can be tailored to groups ofgenetically similar individuals, taking into account traits that may becommon among such genetically similar individuals.

Alternatively, a method termed the “candidate gene approach”, can beutilized to identify genes that predict drug response. According to thismethod, if a gene that encodes a drugs target is known (e.g., a markerprotein of the present invention), all common variants of that gene canbe fairly easily identified in the population and it can be determinedif having one version of the gene versus another is associated with aparticular drug response.

As an illustrative embodiment, the activity of drug metabolizing enzymesis a major determinant of both the intensity and duration of drugaction. The discovery of genetic polymorphisms of drug metabolizingenzymes (e.g., N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT 2) and cytochrome P450 enzymesCYP2D6 and CYPZC19) has provided an explanation as to why some subjectsdo not obtain the expected drug effects or show exaggerated drugresponse and serious toxicity after taking the standard and safe dose ofa drug. These polymorphisms are expressed in two phenotypes in thepopulation, the extensive metabolizer (EM) and poor metabolizer (PM).The prevalence of PM is different among different populations. Forexample, the gene coding for CYP2D6 is highly polymorphic and severalmutations have been identified in PM, which all lead to the absence offunctional CYP2D6. Poor metabolizers of CYP2D6 and CYP2C19 quitefrequently experience exaggerated drug response and side effects whenthey receive standard doses. If a metabolite is the active therapeuticmoiety, PM show no therapeutic response, as demonstrated for theanalgesic effect of codeine mediated by its CYP2D6-formed metabolitemorphine. The other extreme are the so called ultra-rapid metabolizerswho do not respond to standard doses. Recently, the molecular basis ofultra-rapid metabolism has been identified to be due to CYP2D6 geneamplification.

Alternatively, a method termed the “gene expression profiling”, can beutilized to identify genes that predict drug response. For example, thegene expression of an animal dosed with a drug (e.g. a marker moleculeor marker modulator of the present invention) can give an indicationwhether gene pathways related to toxicity have been turned on.

Information generated from more than one of the above pharmacogenomicsapproaches can be used to determine appropriate dosage and treatmentregimens for prophylactic or therapeutic treatment an individual. Thisknowledge, when applied to dosing or drug selection, can avoid adversereactions or therapeutic failure and thus enhance therapeutic orprophylactic efficiency when treating a subject with a marker moleculeor marker modulator, such as a modulator identified by one of theexemplary screening assays described herein.

This invention is further illustrated by the following examples whichshould not be construed as limiting. The contents of all references,patents and published patent applications cited throughout thisapplication, as well as the Figures and Tables are incorporated hereinby reference.

EXAMPLES Example 1 Identification and Characterization of Marker cDNA inMurine Model of Severe Autoimmune Kidney Disease

A. Development of Autoimmune Kidney Disease and Isolation of ImmuneCells

NZB/NZW F1 (B/W) mice develop an autoimmune kidney disease that isanalogous to human systemic erythematosus. Mice, aged at intervals from12 weeks (asymptomatic) to 42 weeks (diseased) were chosen to mimic theclinical presentation of patients with established SLE. By seven monthsof age, mice begin to develop nephritis characterized by proteinuria,anti-DNA antibody production and histopathologic changes in the kidney.

Whole kidney samples from six groups of mice were harvested: from young,generally asymptomatic mice (12 weeks), from mice evidencing onset at 25weeks and from older, diseased mice (36 and 42 weeks), as well as fromtwo groups of disease-free mice aged at 3 months (C57/3m) and 8 months(C57/8m).

B. Isolation of RNA

Total RNA was isolated using the RNeasy mini kit (Quiagen, Hilden,Germany). To prepare cRNA for hybridization, 5 μg of total RNA wasdenatured at 70° C. with T7-tagged oligo-dT primer, cooled on ice, thenreverse transcribed with 200 units Superscript RT II at 50° C. for 1hour in 1× first strand buffer, 10 mM DTT and 0.5 mM of each dNTP (GibcoBRL, Gaithersburg, Md.). Second strand cDNA was synthesized by adding 40units DNA pol I, 10 units E. coli DNA ligase, 2 units Rnase H, 30 μLsecond strand buffer, 3 μl 10 mM each DNTP, and water to 150 μL finalvolume and incubating at 15.8° C. for 2 hours. The resulting cDNA wasextracted once with phenol/chloroform/isoamylalcohol. cDNA was separatedon a Phase Lock Gel tube at maximum speed for 2 min and precipitatedwith sodium acetate and 100 ethanol. The resulting pellet was washedwith 80% ethanol, was dried and was resuspended indiethylpyrocarbonate-treated (DEPC-treated) water.

Labeled RNA was prepared from clones containing a T7 RNA polymerasepromoter site by incorporating labeled ribonucleotides in an in vitrotranscription (IVT) reaction. Half of the purified cDNA was used for invitro transcription with a T7 RNA polymerase kit, following manufacturerinstructions and using an overnight 37° C. incubation, therebyincorporating biotinylated CTP and UTP. Labeled RNA was purified usingRNeasy columns (Quiagen). RNA was concentrated and then quantitated byspectrophotometry. Labeled RNA (13-15 μg) was fragmented in 40 mMTris-acetate 8.0, 100 mM potassium acetate, 30 mM magnesium acetate for35 min at 94 C in a total volume of 40 μL.

C. Array Hybridization and Detection of Fluorescence

The labeled and fragmented RNA probes were diluted in 1×MES buffer,BIO948, Bio C, B cre, 100 μg/ml herring sperm DNA, and 50 μg/mlacetylated BSA. New probes were pre-hybridized in a microfuge tube withglass beads at 45° C. overnight to remove debris. Oligonucleotide arrayscomposed of approximately 11,000 murine genes (Microarray, Affymetrix,Cat Nos. SubA #510243, SubB #510244) were pre-hybridized with 1×MEShybridization buffer at 45° C. for 5 min and then insoluble material wasremoved by centrifugation. Pre-hybridization buffer was removed fromoligo array cartridges, 200 μL probe added and cartridges werehybridized for 16 hours at 45° C. at 60 rpm. After hybridization, probeswere removed and the cartridges washed extensively with 6×SSPET using afluidics station (Affymetrix). Following hybridization, the solutionswere removed, the arrays were washed with 6×SSPE-T at 22° C. for 7 min,and then washed with 0.5×SSPE-T at 40° C. for 15 minutes. Whenbiotin-labeled RNA was used, the hybridized RNA was stained with astreptavidin-phycoerythrin conjugate (Molecule Probes, Eugene, Oreg.)prior to reading. Hybridized arrays were stained with 2 μg/mlstreptavidin-phycoerythrin in 6×SSPE-T at 40° C. for 5 minutes andsubsequently stained with goat antibody against streptavidin-biotin. Thearrays were again washed and stained with streptavidin SSPE-T prior tobeing reading. The arrays were read using a scanning confocal microscopemade for Affymetrix by Molecular Dynamics (commercially availablethrough Affymetrix, Santa Clara, Calif.). The scanner uses an argon ionlaser as the excitation source, with the emission detected by aphotomultiplier tube through either a 530 nm bandpass filter(fluorescein), or a 560 nm longpass filter (phycoerythrin). Nucleicacids of either sense or antisense orientations were used inhybridization experiments. Arrays with probes for either orientation(reverse complements of each other) are made using the same set ofphotolithographic masks by reversing the order of the photochemicalsteps and incorporating the complementary nucleotide.

D. Quantitative Analysis of Hybridization Patterns and Insensitivities

Following a quantitative scan of an array, or biochip, a grid is alignedto the image using the known dimensions of the array and the cornercontrol regions as markers. The image is reduced to a simple text filecontaining position and intensity information using software developedat Affymetrix (GENECHIP 3.0 software). This information is merged withanother text file that contains information relating physical positionon the array to probe sequence and the identity of the RNA and thespecific part of the RNA for which the oligonucleotide probe isdesigned. The quantitative analysis of the hybridization resultsinvolves a simple form of pattern recognition based on the assumptionthat, in the presence of a specific RNA, the PM probes will hybridizemore strongly on average than their MM partners. The number of instancesin which the PM hybridization signal is larger than the MM signal iscomputed along with the average of the logarithm of the PM/MM ratios foreach probe set. These values are used to make a decision (using apredefined decision matrix) concerning the presence or absence of anRNA. To determine the quantitative RNA abundance, the average of thedifferences (PM minus MM) for each probe family is calculated. Theadvantage of the difference method is that signals from randomcross-hybridization contribute equally, on average, to the PM and MMprobes, while specific hybridization contributes more to the PM probes.By averaging the pairwise differences, the real signals addconstructively while the contributions from cross-hybridization tend tocancel. When assessing the differences between two different RNAsamples, the hybridization signals from side-by-side experiments onidentically synthesized arrays are compared directly. The magnitude ofthe changes in the average of the difference (PM-MM) values isinterpreted by comparison with the results of spiking experiments aswell as the signals observed for the internal standard bacterial andphage RNAs spiked into each sample at a known amount. Data analysisprograms developed at Affymetrix, such as the GENECHIP 3.0 software,perform these operation automatically.

Distinct gene expression patterns emerged between the young,asymptomatic mice and the older diseased mice. In order to identify themost active genes in SLE development, genes were sought which revealed apattern of deregulation in the older mice, as compared to the youngermice (asymptomatic, or onset stage). The asymptomatic and onset stageshad similar expression levels when compared to control samples fromdisease-free C57 mice). The genes demonstrating differential expressionbetween the younger and older mice are set forth in Tables 1 and 3-4.Moreover, as validation, there are several genes which were previouslyknown to be associated with SLE in which are provided separately inTable 2. The vast majority (95%) of the genes however, were notsignificantly different between young and old C57BL/6 mice, a diseasefree strain, indicating that most of the expression differences observedin the disease strain were not due to normal age-related changes in thekidney.

To identify genes that were differentially regulated between the earlystage of the disease and peak stages, the average fold change betweenthe younger and older genes were calculated. Table 1 indicates theaverage fold change between untreated, diseased mice at 36 weeks versus12 weeks, and the undiseased C57 mice at 8 months versus 3 months.Moreover, Table 3 provides a list of genes which were up-regulated inthe diseased stage versus the asymptomatic or onset stage; while Table 4provides a list of genes which were down-regulated in the diseasedstage. In addition, Table 8 provides a list of genes which aredifferentially expressed at 25 weeks or earlier, as compared to theexpression levels of the asymptomatic 12 week old mice. Many of thegenes listed in Table 8 are retroviral in nature.

Example 2 Method of Assessing Efficacy of Rapamycin Treatment in MurineModel of Autoimmune Kidney Disease

A. Treatment with Rapamycin

In addition, to further identify disease-related and to assess theefficacy of treatment, rapamycin was administered to NZB/NZW F1 micestarting at 25 weeks old. Rapamycin protocol included 3 doses a week at5 mg/kg subcutaneously for 8 weeks. The 25 week old mice were selectedfor onset of nephritis by monitoring for signs of proteinuria (kidneydamage can be measured by the amount of albumin excreted). After an 8week course of treatment, the kidneys were harvested and isolation ofRNA was performed as described above, with the rapamycin-treated samplesbeing compared to the untreated samples at 12 and 36 weeks. Table 5identifies genes which were up-regulated in Example 1 but were reducedin expression level upon treatment of rapamycin at 36 weeks, as compareduntreated mice at 36 weeks. In particular, by indicating “yes”, Table 5identifies those up-regulated genes which were ‘normalized’ by rapamycintreatment (having a difference in expression of less than five ascompared to untreated, asymptomatic mice of 5 weeks). As shown in FIG.1, treatment with rapamycin reduced expression levels of the indicatedgenes from diseased levels to nondiseased levels, thus suggesting thatrapamycin may be efficacious in treating SLE. These results wereconfirmed by prolonged survival and decreasing anti-DNA antibodyproduction.

The genes were also clustered hierarchically into groups on the basis ofsimilarity of function to evaluate similarities or trends in up- ordown-regulation. These genes and their groupings are listed in Table 6.

B. Treatment with Anti-B7

In addition to rapamycin, the efficacy of anti-B7 treatment was alsoassessed in NZB/NZW F1 mice. Anti-B7 200 μg anti-murine B7-1 and 200 μganti-murine B7-2 were administered three times a week subcutaneously fortwo weeks, starting at onset of the disease (25 weeks). As withrapamycin, the mice were selected at onset by monitoring for signs ofproteinuria. After the anti-B7 treated mice were about 50 weeks old, thekidneys were harvested and isolation of RNA, was performed as describedabove, with the anti-B7 treated mice being compared to the untreatedsamples at 12 weeks and 42 weeks. The genes which were normalized(expressing a difference of less than five as compared to untreated 12week old mice) are listed in Table 7. As shown in FIG. 2, treatment withanti-B7 reduced expression levels of the indicated genes from diseasedlevels to nondiseased levels, and was in some cases more efficaciousthan rapamycin in treating SLE. Again, these results were confirmed byprolonged survival (untreated, diseased mice did not survive to 50weeks) and decreasing grade of anti-DNA antibody production.Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3, of the 23 genes which were notnormalized by rapamycin treatment in Example 2(A) above, 10 genes werenormalized by anti-B7 treatment.

Other variations and modifications of this invention will be obvious tothose skilled in the art. This invention is not limited except as setforth in the claims.

TABLE 1 Differentially-regulated genes Untr C57 36 w/12 w 8 m/3 m Avg.Untr Avg. Untr. Avg. Untr. (fold (fold Name Accession# 12 w 25 w 36 wAvg. Untr42 w Avg. C57/3 m Avg. C57/8 m change) change) DescriptionE_TC19066_s AA444568 10.00 17.33 21.67 33.00 12.00 13.00 2.17 1.08vf79g11.r1 Soares mouse mammary gland NbMMG Mus musculus cDNA clone850052 5′ ADAMTS1_s D67076 10.00 10.00 36.00 46.33 10.00 10.33 3.60 1.03Mouse mRNA for secretory protein containing thrombospondin motifs,complete cds. LPC1_s X07486 15.00 12.67 36.00 42.67 10.00 14.67 2.401.47 Mouse mRNA for lipocortin I. CAL1H_f D10024 20.50 18.00 105.67106.00 42.50 45.00 5.15 1.06 D10024 Mouse mRNA for protein-tyrosinekinase substrate p36 (calpactin I heavy chain), complete cds CAL1H_fM14044 22.00 17.33 139.67 159.00 47.50 50.33 6.35 1.06 Mouse calpactin Iheavy chain (p36) mRNA, complete cds W98864_f W98864 12.00 15.00 29.3330.33 13.00 20.00 2.44 1.54 W98864 mg11h11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ endANX5_s U29396 13.00 13.00 40.00 38.00 22.00 29.67 3.08 1.35 Mus musculusannexin V (Anx5) mRNA, complete cds AF032466_s AF032466 10.25 10.3321.33 36.00 10.00 16.67 2.08 1.67 Mus musculus arginase II mRNA,complete cds. ARH9_s X80638 47.00 43.33 104.67 147.33 48.50 51.33 2.231.06 M. musculus rhoC mRNA. ARHGDIB_s L07918 10.00 10.00 26.00 32.0012.50 14.33 2.60 1.15 Mus musculus GDP-dissoclation inhibitor mRNA,preferentially expressed in hematopoietic cells, complete cds AF004591_sAF004591 44.25 41.33 90.00 94.33 149.50 178.00 2.03 1.19 Mus musculuscopper transport protein Atox1 (ATOX1) mRNA, complete cds. ATPA_s U1383747.50 26.67 22.67 28.33 19.00 17.67 0.48 0.93 U13837 Mus musculusvacuolar adenosine triphosphatase subunit A gene, complete cds BGN_sL20276 71.25 54.67 169.33 134.33 73.50 107.00 2.38 1.46 Mouse biglycan(Bgn) mRNA, complete cds CALB1_s M21531 76.75 57.00 26.67 37.00 136.00105.67 0.35 0.77 Mus musculus calbindin (PCD-29) mRNA, complete cdsCAPPB1_f U10406 35.75 37.00 72.67 90.33 40.50 52.33 2.03 1.29 Musmusculus capping protein beta-subunit isoform CCR4_f X04120 50.00 72.33112.33 134.67 35.50 50.33 2.25 1.42 M. musculus intracistemal A-particleIAP-IL3 genome deleted type I element inserted 5′ to the interleukin-3gene. CD14_s X13333 25.50 28.67 89.33 95.33 21.50 27.33 3.50 1.27 MouseCD14 mRNA for myeild cell-specific leucine-rich glycoprotein. AB008553AB008553 10.25 12.67 21.00 21.00 10.00 15.33 2.05 1.53 Mus musculus mRNAfor mLGP85/LIMP II, complete cds. CD80_s M55561 10.00 10.00 31.33 34.0010.00 15.33 3.13 1.53 Mouse phosphatidylinositol-linked antigen (pB7) mRAB009287_s AB009287 10.00 11.33 23.33 29.00 10.00 12.33 2.33 1.23 Musmusculus gene for Macrosialin, complete cds. TESK1_s J04170 10.00 10.0022.67 36.33 10.00 10.00 2.27 1.00 Mouse B-cell differentiation antigenLyb-2.1 protein, complete cds CEBPB_s X62600 10.00 10.00 22.33 27.3310.50 10.00 2.23 0.95 M. musculus mRNA for C/EBP beta. AB000713 AB00071310.00 10.00 23.00 50.00 10.00 10.00 2.30 1.00 Mus musculus mCPE-R mRNAfor CPE-receptor, complete cds. AB000713_g AB000713 16.00 13.33 48.67107.33 10.00 12.00 3.04 1.20 Mus musculus mCPE-R mRNA for CPE-receptor,complete cds. CLU_s L08235 163.25 115.00 415.33 608.00 270.00 362.002.54 1.34 Mus musculus clusterin mRNA, complete cds CNN2_f Z19543 15.2516.67 34.33 35.33 16.50 22.00 2.25 1.33 Z19543 M. musculus h2-calponincDNA COL6A2_s X65582 11.25 12.00 33.33 25.00 13.50 17.33 2.96 1.28 M.musculus mRNA for alpha-2 collagen VI. CP_s U49430 20.50 15.67 69.00157.67 22.50 28.33 3.37 1.26 U49430 Mus musculus ceruloplasmin mRNA,complete cds CRIP_f M13018 10.25 11.33 48.00 49.67 14.00 25.67 4.68 1.83M13018 Mouse cysteine-rich intestinal protein (CRIP) mRNA, complete cdsCRIP_f M13018 10.00 10.67 49.33 55.33 14.00 18.67 4.93 1.33 Mousecysteine-rich intestinal protein (CRIP) mRNA, complete cds CSTB_f U5980714.50 15.33 68.00 71.67 24.00 27.33 4.69 1.14 Mus musculus cystatin B(Stfb) gene, complete cds. FISP12_s M70642 19.50 20.00 83.00 79.33 30.5024.33 4.26 0.80 Mouse FISP-12 protein (fisp-12) mRNA, complete cdsCTSC_s AA144887 10.00 10.00 26.33 27.67 10.00 10.00 2.63 1.00 AA144887mr11d06.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end CTSC_s U89269 16.50 12.33 54.0071.67 11.00 11.33 3.27 1.03 Mus musculus preprodipeptidyl peptidase ImRNA, complete cds. E_CTSS_s AA146437 10.00 10.00 42.67 53.00 11.0016.67 4.27 1.52 AA146437 mr05a08.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_CTSS_sAA089333 10.00 10.00 45.33 41.67 10.00 15.33 4.53 1.53 AA089333mo60e02.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_TC26364_s AA014563 38.25 47.0077.33 101.67 43.00 57.67 2.02 1.34 ml67c05.r1 Soares mouse embryoNbME13.5 14.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 468584 5′. E_G1P3_s AA120109 26.5027.67 79.00 82.33 53.00 50.67 2.98 0.96 AA120109 mq09a11.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end E_1193052_s AA711625 102.00 109.67 317.67 430.00 145.50221.67 3.11 1.52 vu31g07.r1 Stratagene mouse Tcell 937311 Mus musculuscDNA clone 1193052 5′ similar to SW: INI7_HUMAN P40305 INTERFERON-ALPHAINDUCED 11.5 KD PROTEIN;, mRNA sequence. C80103_rc_s C80103 10.00 10.0031.67 36.67 13.00 15.33 3.17 1.18 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Musmusculus cDNA clone J0076E08 3′, mRNA sequence. POU2F2_s AA674986 11.7510.00 37.67 21.67 10.00 10.67 3.21 1.07 vq57g08.r1 Barstead mouseproximal colon MPLRB6 Mus musculus cDNA clone 1106462 5′, mRNA sequence.D17NKI7_s U69488 10.00 10.00 22.33 35.67 10.00 10.00 2.23 1.00 Musmusculus viral envelope like protein (G7e) gene, complete cds AA727845_sAA727845 84.50 80.33 189.67 262.00 93.00 121.33 2.24 1.30 vp33f01.r1Barstead mouse proximal colon MPLRB6 Mus musculus cDNA clone 1078489 5′,mRNA sequence. E_D90239_s AA246000 32.75 48.33 12.67 78.33 43.00 28.000.39 0.60 mx04h05.r1 Soares mouse NML Mus musculus cDNA clone 679257 5′similar to gb: D90239 GLYCINE DEHYDROGENASE (HUMAN); AA409826_rc_sAA409826 34.50 20.67 78.00 105.00 30.00 33.00 2.26 1.10 EST01599 Mouse7.5 dpc embryo ectoplacental cone cDNA library Mus musculus cDNA cloneC0012A02 3′, mRNA sequence. AA638539_s AA638539 11.25 10.33 47.33 63.3310.00 15.33 4.21 1.53 vo54d12.r1 Barstead mouse irradiated colon MPLRB7Mus musculus cDNA clone 1053719 5′, mRNA sequence. E_TC36937_s AA47201639.75 21.33 17.67 18.67 33.00 38.67 0.44 1.17 vh09f02.r1 Soares mousemammary gland NbMMG Mus musculus cDNA clone 874971 5′ AA666918_gAA666918 11.75 10.00 25.33 31.33 10.50 10.00 2.16 0.95 vq87c07.r1Knowles Solter mouse blastocyst B3 Mus musculus cDNA clone 1109292 5′,mRNA sequence. X04097_s X04097 102.50 68.00 35.33 40.33 184.00 185.000.34 1.01 Mouse kidney testosterone-regulated RP2 mRNA. E_TC39388_sAA028770 10.00 10.00 20.00 28.00 19.50 35.33 2.00 1.81 ml15h2.r1 Soaresmouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 463635 5′ E_TC39388_l AA02877036.50 45.00 81.33 101.00 65.50 107.67 2.23 1.64 ml150h02.r1 Soares mousep3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 463835 5′ E_EEF2_f W98531 11.50 20.6735.00 37.33 16.50 30.00 3.04 1.82 W98531 mg21e05.r1 Mus musculus cDNA,5′ end CD39L1_s W10995 11.00 17.00 23.00 22.67 12.00 16.67 2.09 1.39ma41d10.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 313267 5′,mRNA sequence. E_TC27896_s AA059883 10.50 10.00 21.33 23.67 10.00 10.002.03 1.00 ml76a06.r1 Scares mouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone482002 5′ E_PFKFB1 AA109491 71.25 41.00 26.67 33.00 53.50 62.67 0.371.17 AA109491 ml92d01.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_TC39517_g AA45122010.00 12.00 22.00 28.33 10.50 15.33 2.20 1.46 vf83b09.r1 Soares mousemammary gland NbMMG Mus musculus cDNA clone 850361 5′ similar to WP:C14B1.3 CE00900; FKBP5_s U36220 14.25 24.33 28.33 60.33 15.50 16.00 1.991.03 Mus musculus FK506 binding protein 51 mRNA, complete cds U87456_sU87456 128.50 78.00 44.67 57.00 97.50 86.33 0.35 0.89 Mus musculusflavin-containing monooxygenase 1 (FMO1) mRNA, complete cds. E_TC14259_fAA268913 51.25 21.33 25.00 35.33 19.50 28.67 0.49 1.47 va44h06.r1 Soaresmouse 3NME12 5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 734267 5′ FSTL_s M91380 10.0010.00 20.00 13.00 10.00 10.00 2.00 1.00 Mus musculus TGF-beta-inducibleprotein (TSC-36) mRNA, complete cds U72680_s U72680 10.25 10.00 31.0029.67 10.00 14.00 3.02 1.40 Mus musculus Ion channel homolog RIC mRNA,complete cds. GAS5_f X59728 16.00 18.00 32.00 47.00 43.00 54.00 2.001.26 X59728 M. musculus mRNA for gas5 growth arrest specific proteinGAS5_f X59728 14.00 19.00 36.33 45.33 38.50 45.00 2.60 1.17 M. musculusmRNA for gas5 growth arrest specific protein. GLUD_f X57024 66.25 38.3333.00 49.00 57.50 65.00 0.50 1.13 X57024 Murine GLUD mRNA for glutamatedehydrogenase GNB1_f U29055 11.75 11.33 28.33 37.33 12.00 14.33 2.411.19 Mus musculus G protein beta 36 subunit mRNA, compl GP49A_s M6502714.00 18.67 28.33 32.00 10.00 11.67 2.02 1.17 Mouse cell surface antigengp49 mRNA, complete cds GRN_f M86736 56.25 51.67 129.00 159.67 55.5081.00 2.29 1.46 Mouse acrogranin mRNA, complete cds HMOX1_s M33203 10.0010.00 20.00 28.33 10.00 10.00 2.00 1.00 Mouse tumor-induced 32 kDprotein (p32) mRNA, complete cds HN1_s U90123 10.00 10.00 23.67 25.0012.50 14.00 2.37 1.12 Mus musculus HN1 (Hn1) mRNA, complete cds.E_HSPB1_f AA034638 10.00 10.00 20.00 29.67 10.00 10.00 2.00 1.00AA034638 mh17a07.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_HSPB1_f AA015458 10.5010.00 24.67 20.67 12.00 11.00 2.35 0.92 AA015458 mh22b09.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end E_HSPB1_f AA015026 12.25 14.33 38.67 44.33 15.00 11.00 3.160.73 AA015026 mh26f03.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end HSP25_s L07577 31.7535.00 131.67 191.00 56.00 50.67 4.15 0.90 Mus musculus small heat shockprotein (HSP25) gene HSP25_f AA015057 18.75 26.33 51.33 70.67 24.5020.67 2.74 0.84 AA015057 mh14d03.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_HSPB1_fAA038607 12.50 14.00 37.67 52.00 21.00 19.00 3.01 0.90 AA038607ml88e06.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_U27830_s AA038775 13.75 24.3343.00 45.00 10.50 22.67 3.13 2.16 ml95f04.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Musmusculus cDNA clone 474367 5′ similar to gb: U27830 Mus musculusextendin mRNA, complete cds (MOUSE); IDB4 X75018 43.00 26.67 16.67 25.6720.50 16.67 0.39 0.81 X75018 M. musculus mRNA for Id4 helix-loop-helixprotein IFI49_s L32974 13.75 10.00 29.00 33.00 14.50 14.67 2.11 1.01Mouse interferon-inducible protein homologue mRNA, complete cds IFNGR_sJ05265 12.75 11.00 27.67 40.67 15.00 16.00 2.17 1.07 Mouse interferongamma receptor mRNA, complete cds IGK_V20_l X16678 10.00 10.00 36.3324.00 10.00 10.00 3.63 1.00 Mouse VK gene for kappa light chain variableregion and J4 sequence. IGK_V20_s X16678 20.00 29.67 141.33 99.67 15.5021.67 7.07 1.40 Mouse VK gene for kappa light chain variable region andJ4 sequence. IRF1_s M21065 12.00 15.00 40.67 43.67 16.00 19.33 3.39 1.21Mouse interferon regulatory factor 1 mRNA, complete cds MIRF7_s U7303710.00 10.67 27.33 33.33 11.50 11.33 2.73 0.99 Mus musculus interferonregulatory factor 7 (mirf7) mRNA, complete cds E_TC15056_s AA12262211.25 10.00 25.33 16.33 10.00 10.00 2.25 1.00 mn33e03.r1 Beddingtonmouse embryonic region Mus musculus cDNA clone 539740 5′ similar to TR:E236822 E236822 HYPOTHETICAL 26.5 KD PROTEIN.; x15373-2_s X15373 42.2530.00 20.00 24.67 30.50 28.67 0.47 0.94 Mouse cerebellum mRNA for P400protein. E_JUN_s W09701 16.25 16.33 32.33 32.67 18.00 13.00 1.99 0.72W09701 ma56e02.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end JUND1_f X15358 53.75 73.00109.33 135.00 82.00 85.67 2.03 1.04 Mouse mRNA for junD proto-oncogene.D50581 D50581 10.50 14.67 23.00 31.00 10.00 16.00 2.19 1.60 Mouse mRNAfor inward rectifier K+ channel KPNA2_rc_s C79184 33.75 41.33 101.33109.00 50.00 43.67 3.00 0.87 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculuscDNA clone J0062A04 3′ similar to Mouse mRNA for nuclear pore-targetingcomplex, mRNA sequence. KRT2_1_f AA541913 126.50 150.33 265.67 356.33249.50 327.00 2.10 1.31 vj02d01.r1 Barstead mouse pooled organs MPLRB4Mus musculus cDNA clone 920545 5′ similar to gb: M17887 60S ACIDICRIBOSOMAL PROTEIN P2 (HUMAN); gb: U29402 Mus musculus acidic ribosomalphosphoprotein P1 mRNA, complete (MOU... KRT2_8_s D90360 19.50 18.0049.00 92.67 23.50 30.67 2.51 1.30 Mouse gene for cytokeratin endo AD84391_f D84391 14.00 36.67 43.33 53.33 11.00 10.00 3.10 0.91 Mouse L1repetitive element, complete sequence. E_LAP18_f AA117100 11.50 11.6724.33 19.67 19.00 14.00 2.12 0.74 AA117100 mo60a10.r1 Mus musculus cDNA,5′ end LAPTM5_s U29539 10.25 11.00 27.33 34.00 10.00 16.33 2.67 1.63 Musmusculus retinoic acid-inducible E3 protein mR LGALS1_f X66532 34.7546.67 190.33 133.67 101.50 109.33 5.48 1.08 M. musculus mRNA for L14lectin. LGALS1_f W13002 26.00 30.33 151.67 101.67 81.50 81.67 5.83 1.00W13002 mb21e10.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_LGALS3_f W10936 10.0010.00 27.33 28.33 14.00 12.67 2.73 0.90 W10936 ma03e09.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end LGALS3_f X16834 29.00 36.67 116.67 134.00 44.50 44.00 4.020.99 X16834 Mouse mRNA for Mac-2 antigen E_TC39260_s AA542220 14.5011.33 42.67 64.33 11.00 17.67 2.94 1.61 vk43h10.r1 Soares mouse mammarygland NbMMG Mus musculus cDNA clone 949411 5′ LST1_s U72643 11.00 13.0029.33 29.67 17.00 14.33 2.67 0.84 Mus musculus lymphocyte specifictranscript (LST) mRNA, partial cds. LYN_f M57696 14.25 13.67 30.00 43.3320.50 21.00 2.11 1.02 Mouse lyn A protein tyrosine kinase (lynA) mRNA,complete cds E_PRKM1_s AA104744 10.00 10.00 28.67 23.00 10.00 10.00 2.871.00 AA104744 mo56d02.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end MDK_f AA072643 15.5025.00 37.67 28.00 16.00 18.00 2.43 1.13 AA072643 mm75a09.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end MDK_f M34094 30.25 38.00 90.67 49.67 25.50 28.00 3.00 1.10M34094 Mouse retinoic acid-responsive protein (MK) gene, complete cdsMDK_f M35833 33.25 42.33 105.67 112.00 27.00 30.00 3.18 1.11 Mouseretinoic acid-responsive protein (MK) mRNA, complete cds ETV6_f D0061347.75 44.33 249.67 132.33 113.00 190.00 5.23 1.68 D00613 Mouse mRNA formatrix Gla protein (MGP) E_X61399_s AA245242 11.25 11.00 31.00 32.3311.50 17.00 2.76 1.48 mw28h11.r1 Soares mouse 3NME12 5 Mus musculus cDNAclone 672069 5′ similar to gb: X61399 Mouse F52 mRNA for a novel protein(MOUSE); MPS1_s L20315 10.00 10.00 30.00 37.67 10.00 12.33 3.00 1.23L20315 Mus musculus MPS1 gene and mRNA, 3′end NFKBIA U36277 17.75 18.3344.67 47.00 29.50 19.33 2.52 0.66 U36277 Mus musculus I-kappa B alphachain mRNA, complete cds NFKBIA_g U36277 14.75 17.67 44.00 42.00 23.0018.00 2.98 0.78 U36277 Mus musculus I-kappa B alpha chain mRNA, completecds AA607353 AA607353 37.75 28.67 12.67 19.67 24.50 21.00 0.34 0.86vo39d02.r1 Barstead mouse irradiated colon MPLRB7 Mus musculus cDNAclone 1052259 5′, mRNA sequence. M33863_s M33863 11.50 10.00 25.00 28.3312.00 12.67 2.17 1.06 Mouse 2′-5′ oligo A synthetase mRNA, complete cds.E_TC32548_rc_s AA408672 39.25 36.00 80.00 75.67 50.00 42.00 2.04 0.84EST03133 Mouse 7.6 dpc embryo ectoplacental cone cDNA library Musmusculus cDNA clone C0031D07 3′ E_PEA15_s AA108330 11.50 10.00 40.0051.33 10.00 10.00 3.48 1.00 AA108330 mp28b03.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′end MAT1_s L31958 34.25 16.67 77.67 111.33 16.00 29.00 2.27 1.81 Musmusculus (clone: pMAT1) mRNA, complete cds PPICAP_s X67809 15.25 10.0078.00 84.00 21.50 32.67 5.11 1.52 M. musculus mama mRNA. SERGLYCIN_sX16133 18.25 14.00 51.33 43.67 33.00 35.00 2.81 1.06 Mouse mRNA formastocytoma proteoglycan core protein, serglycin. PSME1_s D87909 22.2523.33 58.67 64.33 35.50 48.67 2.64 1.37 Mus musculus mRNA for PA28 alphasubunit, complete cds. PSME2_s D87910 21.75 24.67 64.00 74.00 41.0038.33 2.94 0.93 Mus musculus mRNA for PA28 beta subunit, complete cds.PVA X67141 28.00 22.33 10.00 11.00 22.00 24.33 0.36 1.11 M. musculus PvamRNA for parvaibumin. D50500_f D50500 18.00 22.33 41.67 49.00 28.0031.67 2.31 1.13 Mouse mRNA for Rab 11, partial sequence. RAC2_s X5324713.00 17.67 59.67 59.67 16.50 25.67 4.59 1.56 M. musculus EN-7 mRNA.E_TC31065_g AA538285 13.50 10.67 42.00 82.33 10.50 13.67 3.11 1.30vj03d05.r1 Barstead mouse pooled organs MPLRB4 Mus musculus cDNA clone920649 5′ similar to TR: G881954 G881954 RNPL.; C77421_rc_f C77421 88.2581.00 197.00 306.00 109.00 80.33 2.23 0.74 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNAMus musculus cDNA clone J0030G04 3′ similar to Mouse B10.VL30LTR gene,5′ flank, mRNA sequence. U67187_s U67187 10.00 14.67 24.33 41.33 12.0010.00 2.43 0.83 Mus musculus G protein signaling regulator RGS2 (rgs2)mRNA, complete cds. TSTAP198_7_rc_s AA408475 11.00 11.33 24.33 21.6720.00 19.33 2.21 0.97 EST02956 Mouse 7.5 dpc embryo ectoplacental conecDNA library Mus musculus cDNA clone C0028E12 3′, mRNA sequence.E_RPL44_f W30137 45.75 70.00 122.33 113.67 132.00 129.00 2.67 0.98mc27f10.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 349771 5′similar to gb: M15661 60S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L44 (HUMAN);, mRNA sequence.X15962_f X15962 191.25 211.00 428.00 404.00 350.00 437.00 2.24 1.25Mouse mRNA for ribosomal protein S12. C76830_rc_f C76830 11.75 10.0027.33 34.67 37.00 37.33 2.33 1.01 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Musmusculus cDNA clone J0020H05 3′ similar to Mus musculus ribosomalprotein S26 (RPS26) mRNA, mRNA sequence. RRAS_s W41501 10.25 10.00 21.6725.67 10.00 10.00 2.11 1.00 W41501 mc43d11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ endRRAS_s M21019 16.00 12.00 43.33 53.33 18.00 28.00 2.71 1.56 Mouse R-rasmRNA, complete cds RRM2_rc_f C81593 10.00 10.00 23.00 17.67 10.00 10.002.30 1.00 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone J0101H113′ similar to Mouse ribonucleotide reductase M2 subunit mRNA, mRNAsequence. CAL1L_f M16465 40.00 29.67 96.67 137.67 48.50 58.67 2.42 1.21Mouse calpactin I light chain (p11) mRNA, complete cds U41341_s U4134124.25 24.67 120.67 171.33 65.50 78.67 4.98 1.20 Mus musculus endothelialmonocyte-activating polypeptide I mRNA, complete cds. S100A4_s D0020814.50 19.33 35.33 38.33 13.00 20.33 2.44 1.56 Mouse pEL98 protein mRNAwhich is enhanced in established cells, Balb/c373 CACY_s X68449 10.0010.00 23.67 34.00 13.50 19.67 2.37 1.46 X68449 M. musculus mRNA forcalcyclin CACY_s M37761 21.50 33.33 161.67 178.00 58.50 95.00 7.52 1.62Mouse calcyclin mRNA, complete cds E_TC17285_s AA137292 16.25 22.0032.33 46.67 14.00 22.33 1.99 1.60 mq98h01.r1 Soares mouse 3NbMS Musmusculus cDNA clone 596017 5′ SCYA5_s U02298 10.00 10.00 22.33 13.6710.00 10.00 2.23 1.00 Mus musculus NIH 3T3 chemokine rantes (Scya5)gene, complete cds SCYD1_g U92565 11.50 10.00 30.33 25.67 10.00 13.002.64 1.30 Mus musculus fractalkine mRNA, complete cds. U11027_s U1102737.00 42.00 75.67 96.33 99.50 116.67 2.05 1.17 Mus musculus C57BL/6JSec61 protein complex gamma subunit mRNA, complete cds AF015284_sAF015284 24.75 26.33 50.67 65.00 56.50 92.00 2.05 1.63 Mus musculusselenoprotein W (mSelW) mRNA, complete cds. GLVR1_s M73696 10.00 10.0020.67 31.67 10.00 10.00 2.07 1.00 Murine Glvr-1 mRNA, complete cdsSLPI_s U73004 10.00 10.00 24.00 26.67 10.00 11.33 2.40 1.13 Mus musculussecretory leukocyte protease inhibitor mRNA, complete cds. SNRPD1_sM58558 10.00 10.33 20.33 24.33 16.50 15.33 2.03 0.93 Murine sm D smallnuclear ribonucleoprotein sequence. SPARC_f X04017 24.50 22.00 78.6754.67 32.00 37.00 3.21 1.16 X04017 Mouse mRNA for cysteine-richglycoprotein SPARC SPP1_f X51834 331.25 271.33 682.00 658.33 334.00376.33 2.06 1.13 Murine gene for osteopontin. SPP1_f X16151 238.00183.00 596.00 571.00 270.00 281.33 2.50 1.04 X16151 Mouse mRNA for earlyT-lymphocyte activation 1 protein (ETa-1) E_SPP1_f AA123395 116.00 72.67307.33 282.00 122.50 90.67 2.65 0.74 AA123395 mq74h12.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end E_SPP1_f AA066782 61.75 63.33 376.67 316.67 93.00 78.006.10 0.84 AA066782 mm16f08.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end SPRR1A_s X9182411.25 11.33 68.67 40.67 16.50 23.00 6.10 1.39 M. musculus mRNA forSPRR1a protein. E_TC33572_s AA396029 10.00 10.00 20.67 34.00 11.00 20.002.07 1.82 vb41e05.r1 Soares mouse lymph node NbMLN Mus musculus cDNAclone 751520 5′ STAT3_s U06922 42.25 37.67 99.33 152.33 26.00 16.67 2.350.64 Mus musculus signal transducer and activator of transcription(Stat3) mRNA, complete cds STAT5A_s U21103 10.75 20.33 26.33 32.67 10.0013.00 2.45 1.30 Mus musculus mammary gland factor (Stat5a) mRNA, cE_TC28792_s AA108677 10.00 11.00 21.00 24.33 10.00 12.00 2.10 1.20mp39a05.r1 Barstead MPLRB1 Mus musculus cDNA clone 571568 5′ TAGLN_sL41154 20.50 20.33 79.67 50.67 30.00 34.67 3.89 1.16 Mus musculus SM22alpha mRNA, complete cds E_D21261_s AA120653 35.25 34.00 124.67 148.3351.50 82.67 3.54 1.61 mp71g11.r1 Soares 2NbMT Mus musculus cDNA clone574724 5′ similar to gb: D21261 SM22-ALPHA HOMOLOG (HUMAN); TGFB1I4_sX62940 137.50 123.67 306.33 424.33 179.50 176.33 2.23 0.98 M. musculusTSC-22 mRNA. TGFBI_s L19932 10.00 10.00 30.33 25.67 10.00 11.33 3.031.13 Mouse (beta ig-h3) mRNA, complete cds L38444_s L38444 10.00 10.0020.00 20.33 13.00 19.33 2.00 1.49 Mus musculus (clone U2) T-cellspecific protein mRNA, complete cds UCP2_s U69135 14.50 15.33 75.33148.33 28.50 30.67 5.20 1.08 Mus musculus UCP2 mRNA, complete cds.)AA000380_s AA000380 28.00 40.00 63.00 72.00 30.00 25.00 2.25 0.83mg24e05.r1 Soares mouse embryo NbME13.5 14.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone424736 5′. E_TC22765_s AA002653 12.25 19.67 31.67 40.00 11.00 13.33 2.591.21 mg38h07.r1 Soares mouse embryo NbME13.5 14.5 Mus musculus cDNAclone 426109 5′. E_TC18790_s AA002761 10.00 10.00 22.67 24.00 10.0011.67 2.27 1.17 mg45b10.r1 Soares mouse embryo NbME13.5 14.5 Musmusculus cDNA clone 426715 5′. E_TC31090_s AA003358 20.50 38.33 48.3368.33 17.50 29.67 2.36 1.70 mg49h01.r1 Soares mouse embryo NbME13.5 14.5Mus musculus cDNA clone 427153 5′. E_TC18985_s AA004011 10.00 16.6720.67 24.33 10.00 10.67 2.07 1.07 mg80f01.r1 Soares mouse embryoNbME13.5 14.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 439321 5′. E_455906 AA023065 26.0013.67 11.67 18.33 10.00 10.00 0.45 1.00 AA023065 mh66c02.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end E_ABP1_s AA023491 10.00 10.00 38.33 20.33 10.00 10.00 3.831.00 AA023491 mh74e11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_TC22882_s AA02865728.75 37.67 59.33 79.00 31.00 42.00 2.06 1.35 ml14h12.r1 Soares mousep3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 463559 5′ E_TC23744_s AA030688 10.2510.00 25.67 36.33 10.00 10.00 2.50 1.00 ml22g02.r1 Soares mouse embryoNbME13.5 14.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 464306 5′ E_K_ALPHA_1_f AA06815826.25 29.67 81.00 71.67 25.00 32.00 3.09 1.28 AA068158 mm56e10.r1 Musmusculus cDNA, 5′ end E_POL_s AA087673 10.00 22.33 81.67 245.33 13.0011.00 8.17 0.85 AA087673 mm27b09.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_ABP1_sAA104688 10.00 10.00 42.67 27.33 10.00 10.00 4.27 1.00 AA104688mo55c10.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_ABP1_s AA107847 10.00 10.00 34.6716.00 10.00 10.00 3.47 1.00 AA107847 mo49d08.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′end E_ABP1_s AA109909 10.00 10.00 28.67 17.00 10.00 10.00 2.87 1.00AA109909 mp10d09.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_TC17629_s AA165775 30.2525.00 14.67 23.67 23.50 36.33 0.48 1.55 mt74d01.r1 Soares mouse lymphnode NbMLN Mus musculus cDNA clone 635617 5′ AA168865_f AA168865 11.2515.33 35.67 37.33 13.00 11.67 3.17 0.90 AA168865 ms38c08.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end E_TC37973_s AA172851 10.00 11.33 21.67 58.33 10.00 11.672.17 1.17 mr31f05.r1 Soares mouse 3NbMS Mus musculus cDNA clone 5990735′ E_TC27387_f AA174883 25.00 32.00 65.67 109.67 10.00 10.00 2.63 1.00ms77e07.r1 Soares mouse 3NbMS Mus musculus cDNA clone 617604 5′E_TC19964 AA184455 10.00 13.67 21.00 25.33 11.00 10.00 2.10 0.91mt58c09.r1 Soares 2NbMT Mus musculus cDNA clone 634096 5′ E_TC32253_sAA197973 46.00 26.87 20.67 21.67 31.00 40.33 0.45 1.30 mv12g09.r1GuayWoodford Beler mouse kidney day 0 Mus musculus cDNA clone 654880 5′similar to SW: BCCP_PROFR P02904 BIOTIN CARBOXYL CARRIER PROTEIN OFMETHYLMALONYL-COA CARBOXYL-TRANSFERASE; E_TC27481_s AA210359 13.00 11.0029.33 37.33 13.00 13.00 2.26 1.00 mu72h03.r1 Soares mouse lymph nodeNbMLN Mus musculus cDNA clone 644981 5′ E_TC30948_s AA245784 65.00 41.0029.67 45.33 35.50 41.00 0.46 1.15 mx03b10.r1 Soares mouse NML Musmusculus cDNA clone 679099 5′ E_TC35691_f AA538477 11.00 11.67 22.6742.67 10.00 10.00 2.06 1.00 vj53e12.r1 Knowles Solter mouse blastocystB1 Mus musculus cDNA clone 932782 5′ E_COLA1_f AA562685 11.50 10.0058.33 28.67 11.00 14.33 5.07 1.30 vl56h09.r1 Stratagene mouse skin(#937313) Mus musculus cDNA clone 976289 5′ similar to gb: X06753 Mousepro-alpha1 (MOUSE); AA563404 AA563404 86.75 42.00 31.00 36.33 52.5056.33 0.36 1.07 vl75d10.r1 Knowles Solter mouse blastocyst B1 Musmusculus cDNA clone 978067 5′ AA606926_s AA606926 15.25 10.33 35.0046.00 13.00 23.67 2.30 1.82 vm91d04.r1 Knowles Solter mouse blastocystB1 Mus musculus cDNA clone 1005607 5′ similar to TR: G497940 G497940MAJOR VAULT PROTEIN.;, mRNA sequence. AA616243_s AA616243 10.00 10.0021.33 37.67 10.00 10.00 2.13 1.00 vo50d04.r1 Barstead mouse irradiatedcolon MPLRB7 Mus musculus cDNA clone 1053319 5′, mRNA sequence. AA617093AA617093 10.75 16.67 21.33 39.33 10.50 12.67 1.98 1.21 vl21f09.r1Barstead mouse proximal colon MPLRB6 Mus musculus cDNA clone 904457 5′,mRNA sequence. AA690738_s AA690738 15.50 12.00 38.33 49.67 12.50 15.332.34 1.23 vu57b03.r1 Soares mouse mammary gland NbMMG Mus musculus cDNAclone 1195469 5′, mRNA sequence. AA710451_s AA710451 10.00 10.00 46.3331.67 10.00 10.00 4.63 1.00 vt42f07.r1 Barstead mouse proximal colonMPLRB6 Mus musculus cDNA clone 1165765 5′, mRNA sequence. AA711130_fAA711130 149.75 166.33 321.33 525.33 142.00 210.67 2.15 1.48 vt56c05.r2Barstead mouse irradiated colon MPLRB7 Mus musculus cDNA clone 11670805′, mRNA sequence. HCPH_genePTPN6_s AC002397 10.00 13.00 25.00 33.3310.00 14.00 2.50 1.40 Mouse chromosome 6 BAC-284H12 (Research Geneticsmouse BAC library) complete sequence. C75983_rc_f C75983 14.50 51.0060.33 73.33 10.00 10.00 4.16 1.00 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Musmusculus cDNA clone J0001E09 3′ similar to Unannotatable data, mRNAsequence. C76162_rc_f C76162 11.50 35.00 42.33 48.67 10.00 10.00 3.681.00 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone J0004G06 3′similar to Rat insulin-I (Ins-1) gene, mRNA sequence. C76523_rc_g C7652310.00 10.00 23.00 19.67 10.00 10.00 2.30 1.00 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocystcDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone J0012E07 3′, mRNA sequence. C76523_rcC76523 11.50 10.00 30.67 40.33 10.00 11.00 2.67 1.10 Mouse 3.5-dpcblastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone J0012E07 3′, mRNA sequence.C77514_rc_s C77514 90.75 112.33 190.67 223.67 139.00 201.33 2.10 1.45Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone J0032G04 3′similar to Rat G protein gamma-5 subunit, mRNA sequence. C77861_rc_sC77861 16.50 13.33 35.67 42.67 17.50 17.67 2.16 1.01 Mouse 3.5-dpcblastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone J0038G08 3′ similar to Rattusnorvegicus major vault protein mRNA, mRNA sequence. C78546_rc_s C7854640.25 40.67 87.33 103.67 33.00 52.00 2.17 1.58 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocystcDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone J0051B02 3′ similar to moesin homolog[mice, teratocarcinoma F9 cells, mRNA, mRNA sequence. C80574_rc_s C8057428.00 21.67 60.67 83.00 36.00 42.00 2.17 1.17 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocystcDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone J0084D04 3′ similar to Human clone 23665mRNA sequence. ET61420_f ET61420 10.00 10.00 65.67 86.33 10.00 10.676.57 1.07 Mus musculus anti-glycoprotein-B of human Cytomagalovirusimmunoglobulin Vh chain gene, partial cds. ET61464_f ET61464 10.00 10.0023.00 34.67 10.00 10.00 2.30 1.00 Mus musculus immunoglobulin heavychain mRNA, V, D, end J segments, partial cds. ET61520_f ET61520 10.0010.00 45.00 47.00 10.00 10.00 4.50 1.00 Mus musculus IgG rearrangedheavy chain mRNA, variable region partial cds. ET61599_f ET61599 10.0011.00 42.00 57.33 10.00 10.33 4.20 1.03 Mus musculus monoclonal antibodyagainst hepatitis B surface antigen, IgG light chain variable regiongene, partial cds. ET61727_f ET61727 10.00 10.00 29.00 36.67 10.00 10.002.90 1.00 Mus musculus Ig 2G11.E2 heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat(mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. ET61730_f ET61730 10.00 10.00 37.6760.00 10.00 10.00 3.77 1.00 Mus musculus Ig 2G3.H5 heavy chain mRNA,specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. ET61732_f ET6173210.00 10.00 30.33 36.00 10.00 10.00 3.03 1.00 Mus musculus Ig 5C12.A4heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds.ET61733_f ET61733 10.00 10.00 32.67 36.00 10.00 10.00 3.27 1.00 Musmusculus Ig 7A12.A2 heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse)cytochrome c, partial cds. ET61736_f ET61736 10.00 10.00 44.67 50.0010.00 10.00 4.47 1.00 Mus musculus Ig 9G7.A10 heavy chain mRNA, specificfor rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. ET61737_f ET61737 10.00 10.0030.33 37.67 10.00 10.00 3.03 1.00 Mus musculus Ig 3A6.A5 heavy chainmRNA, specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. ET61739_fET61739 10.00 10.00 23.67 28.33 10.00 10.00 2.37 1.00 Mus musculus Ig7D1.B8 heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partialcds. ET61741_f ET61741 10.00 10.00 31.33 45.00 10.00 10.00 3.13 1.00 Musmusculus Ig 2C9.B12 heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse)cytochrome c, partial cds. ET61744_f ET61744 10.00 10.00 20.00 24.0010.00 10.00 2.00 1.00 Mus musculus Ig 3F10.C9 heavy chain mRNA, specificfor rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. ET61746_f ET61746 10.00 10.0043.00 40.67 10.00 10.00 4.30 1.00 Mus musculus Ig 4A6.A8 heavy chainmRNA, specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. ET61747_fET61747 10.00 10.00 40.67 39.00 10.00 10.00 4.07 1.00 Mus musculus Ig4C4.A10 heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partialcds. ET61748_f ET61748 10.00 10.00 35.67 40.33 10.00 10.00 3.57 1.00 Musmusculus Ig 4C5.A11 heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse)cytochrome c, partial cds. ET61749_f ET61749 10.00 10.00 21.00 23.3310.00 10.00 2.10 1.00 Mus musculus Ig 6C3.B8 heavy chain mRNA, specificfor rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. ET62172_f ET62172 10.00 10.3361.00 72.67 10.00 11.33 6.10 1.13 Mus musculus anti-PAH immunoglobulinFab 10C10 heavy chain V and CH1 regions gene, partial cds. ET62206_fET62206 10.00 12.67 27.67 38.00 10.50 10.67 2.77 1.02 Mus musculusanti-digoxin immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region precursor mRNA,partial cds. ET62224_f ET62224 10.00 10.00 31.33 26.33 10.00 10.00 3.131.00 Mus musculus immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region mRNA,partial cds. ET62233_f ET62233 10.00 10.00 32.00 50.33 10.00 10.00 3.201.00 Mus musculus polyreactive autoantibody, immunoglobulin IgM heavychain mRNA, partial cds. ET62234_f ET62234 10.00 10.00 26.67 47.33 10.0010.00 2.67 1.00 Mus musculus polyreactive autoantibody, immunoglobulinIgM heavy chain mRNA, partial cds. ET62256_f ET62256 10.00 10.00 36.0046.33 10.00 10.00 3.60 1.00 Mus musculus anti-PAH immunoglobulin Fab 4D5heavy chain V and CH1 regions mRNA, partial cds. ET62260_f ET62260 10.0011.67 37.67 51.33 10.00 12.00 3.77 1.20 Mus musculus immunoglobulinlight chain variable region mRNA, partial cds. ET62430_f ET62430 10.0010.00 21.33 22.33 10.00 10.00 2.13 1.00 Mus musculus Ig heavy chain Fvfragment mRNA, partial cds. ET62779_f ET62779 10.00 10.00 65.67 76.6710.00 10.00 6.57 1.00 Mus musculus IgM heavy chain variable region mRNA,partial cds. ET62868_f ET62868 10.00 10.00 33.67 40.33 10.00 10.00 3.371.00 Mus musculus anti-CD8 immunoglobulin heavy chain V region mRNA,partial cds. ET62923_f ET62923 10.00 10.00 56.67 65.00 10.00 10.00 5.671.00 M. musculus antibody heavy chain variable region (354bp). ET62924_fET62924 10.00 10.00 59.67 54.00 10.00 10.00 5.97 1.00 M. musculusantibody heavy chain variable region (363bp). ET62925_f ET62925 10.0010.33 74.67 76.67 10.00 13.00 7.47 1.30 M. musculus antibody heavy chainvariable region (372bp). ET62926_f ET62926 10.00 10.00 30.00 26.67 10.0010.00 3.00 1.00 M. musculus antibody heavy chain variable region(354bp). ET62928_f ET62928 11.00 10.33 23.00 30.67 10.00 10.00 2.09 1.00M. musculus antibody heavy chain variable region (366bp). ET62932_fET62932 10.00 10.00 22.00 34.00 10.00 10.00 2.20 1.00 M. musculusantibody heavy chain variable region (372bp). ET62933_f ET62933 10.0010.00 25.67 34.33 10.00 10.00 2.57 1.00 M. musculus antibody heavy chainvariable region (360bp). ET62934_f ET62934 10.00 10.00 30.33 37.00 10.0010.00 3.03 1.00 M. musculus antibody heavy chain variable region(348bp). ET62936_f ET62936 10.00 10.00 24.67 38.00 10.00 10.00 2.47 1.00M. musculus antibody heavy chain variable region (375bp). ET62941_fET62941 10.00 10.00 37.33 45.00 10.00 10.00 3.73 1.00 M. musculusantibody light chain variable region (318bp). ET62942_f ET62942 10.0010.00 44.00 49.33 10.00 10.33 4.40 1.03 M. musculus antibody light chainvariable region (324bp). ET62983_f ET62983 11.00 13.00 56.00 70.67 10.0015.67 5.09 1.57 M. musculus mRNA (2F7) for IgA V-D-J-heavy chain.ET62984_f ET62984 10.00 10.33 66.00 69.67 10.00 15.33 6.60 1.53 M.musculus mRNA (3C10) for IgA V-D-J-heavy chain. ET63027_f ET63027 10.0010.00 24.33 18.67 10.00 10.00 2.43 1.00 M. musculus mRNA forimmunoglobulin variable region, heavy chain. ET63041_f ET63041 10.0010.00 55.00 60.00 10.00 10.67 5.50 1.07 M. musculus mRNA forimmunoglobulin heavy variable region. ET63042_f ET63042 10.00 10.0029.00 34.00 10.00 10.00 2.90 1.00 M. musculus mRNA for immunoglobulinkappa variable region. ET63085_f ET63085 10.00 10.00 49.33 57.33 10.0010.00 4.93 1.00 M. musculus mRNA for monoclonal antibody heavy chainvariable region. ET63093_f ET63093 10.00 10.00 34.00 46.00 10.00 11.673.40 1.17 M. musculus mRNA for immunoglobulin heavy chain variabledomain, subgroup IIb. ET63106_f ET63106 10.00 10.00 22.33 32.67 10.0010.00 2.23 1.00 M. musculus mRNA for immunoglobulin heavy chain variableregion, isolate 205. ET63107_f ET63107 10.00 10.00 32.67 21.67 10.0010.00 3.27 1.00 M. musculus mRNA for immunoglobulin kappa light chainvariable region. ET63126_f ET63126 10.00 11.67 30.00 40.33 10.00 11.003.00 1.10 M. musculus mRNA for anti folate binding protein, MOv19Vkappa. ET63271_f ET63271 11.00 10.33 23.67 32.00 10.00 10.00 2.15 1.00M. domesticus IgG variable region.)PIR: PH1015 (Ig heavy chain V region(clone 111.55) - mouse (fragment) ET63274_f ET63274 10.00 10.00 51.3361.33 10.00 11.00 5.13 1.10 M. domesticus IgG variable region.)PIR:PH1001 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 111.68) - mouse (fragment)ET63276_f ET63276 10.00 10.00 85.67 93.33 10.00 16.00 8.57 1.60 M.domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR: S26746 (Ig heavy chain J regionJH3 - mouse)PIR: PH0985 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 163.100) - mouse(fragment) ET63278_f ET63278 10.00 10.00 38.33 51.67 10.00 10.00 3.831.00 M. domesticus IgG variable region.)PIR: PH1007 (Ig heavy chain Vregion (clone 163-c1) - mouse (fragment) ET63288_f ET63288 10.00 10.0040.67 46.33 10.00 10.00 4.07 1.00 M. domesticus IgM variableregion.)PIR: PH0975 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 163.72) - mouse(fragment) ET63290_f ET63290 10.00 10.00 40.67 26.00 10.00 10.00 4.071.00 M. domesticus IgK variable region.)PIR: PH1066 (Ig light chain Vregion (clone 165.14) - mouse (fragment) ET63295_f ET63295 10.00 10.6775.33 79.67 10.00 11.33 7.53 1.13 M. domesticus IgM variableregion.)PIR: S26747 (Ig heavy chain J region JH4 - mouse ET63300_fET63300 10.00 10.00 63.00 81.00 10.00 11.33 6.30 1.13 M. domesticus IgGvariable region.)PIR: PH0983 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 165.49) -mouse (fragment) ET63314_f ET63314 10.00 10.00 45.67 50.00 10.00 10.004.57 1.00 M. domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR: S26747 (Ig heavy chainJ region JH4 - mouse)PIR: PH1012 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone17p.73) - mouse (fragment) ET63320_f ET63320 10.00 10.33 57.00 81.3310.00 10.00 5.70 1.00 M. domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR: PH0972 (Igheavy chain V region (clone 17s.128) - mouse (fragment) ET63322_fET63322 10.00 10.00 27.00 33.33 10.00 10.00 2.70 1.00 M. domesticus IgKvariable region.)PIR: PH1073 (Ig light chain V region (clone 17s.130) -mouse (fragment) ET63324_f ET63324 10.00 10.00 35.67 46.67 10.00 10.003.57 1.00 M. domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR: PH0980 (Ig heavy chainV region (clone 17s.13) - mouse (fragment) ET63328_f ET63328 10.00 10.0055.67 67.67 10.00 10.00 5.57 1.00 M. domesticus IgM variableregion.)PIR: PH0978 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 17s.166) - mouse(fragment) ET63331_f ET63331 10.00 10.00 33.33 42.00 10.00 10.67 3.331.07 M. domesticus IgG variable region.)PIR: PH0988 (Ig heavy chain Vregion (clone 17s-c3) - mouse (fragment) ET63333_f ET63333 10.00 10.6778.33 97.33 10.00 11.67 7.83 1.17 M. domesticus IgG variable region.ET63337_f ET63337 10.00 10.00 22.33 32.33 10.00 10.00 2.23 1.00 M.domesticus IgG variable region.)PIR: PH1009 (Ig heavy chain V region(clone 17s.5) - mouse (fragment) ET63339_f ET63339 10.00 10.00 42.3350.67 10.00 10.00 4.23 1.00 M. domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR:PH0986 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 17s-c6) - mouse (fragment)ET63341_f ET63341 10.00 10.00 54.33 72.00 10.00 10.67 5.43 1.07 M.domesticus IgG variable region.)PIR: PH0984 (Ig heavy chain V region(clone 17s.83) - mouse (fragment) ET63348_f ET63348 10.00 10.00 46.3359.67 10.00 10.00 4.63 1.00 M. domesticus IgG variable region.)PIR:S26747 (Ig heavy chain J region JH4 - mouse)PIR: PH1000 (Ig heavy chainV region (clone 202.105) - mouse (fragment) ET63351_f ET63351 10.0010.00 34.00 47.33 10.00 10.00 3.40 1.00 M. domesticus IgM variableregion.)PIR: PH1006 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 202.33) - mouse(fragment) ET63354_f ET63354 10.00 11.00 64.33 75.00 10.00 10.00 6.431.00 M. domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR: PH0995 (Ig heavy chain Vregion (clone 202.61) - mouse (fragment) ET63358_f ET63358 10.00 10.3342.00 46.33 10.00 10.00 4.20 1.00 M. domesticus IgK variableregion.)PIR: PH1046 (Ig light chain V region (clone 202.9) - mouse(fragment))PIR: PH1048 (Ig light chain V region (clone 165.49) - mouse(fragment))PIR: PH1047 (Ig light chain V region (clones 165.45 and163-c1) - mouse ET63359_f ET63359 10.00 10.00 35.67 56.33 10.00 10.003.57 1.00 M. domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR: PH1011 (Ig heavy chainV region (clone 202.38 m) - mouse (fragment) ET63363_f ET63363 10.0010.00 43.00 56.00 10.00 10.00 4.30 1.00 M. domesticus IgM variableregion.)PIR: PH0976 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 25.12 m) - mouse(fragment) ET63365_f ET63365 10.00 11.67 64.33 75.00 10.00 10.67 6.431.07 M. domesticus IgG variable region. ET63368_f ET63368 10.00 11.3330.00 47.33 10.00 10.00 3.00 1.00 M. domesticus IgK variableregion.)PIR: PH1076 (Ig light chain V region (clone 74-c2) - mouse(fragment) ET63369_f ET63369 10.00 10.00 24.33 38.33 10.00 10.00 2.431.00 M. domesticus IgG variable region. ET63387_f ET63387 10.00 10.3348.67 66.00 10.00 10.00 4.87 1.00 Artificial mRNA for single chainantibody scFv (scFvP25). ET63415_f ET63415 10.00 10.00 34.67 38.00 10.0010.00 3.47 1.00 Mus musculus mRNA for IgG1/kappa antibody,scFv(glyc)-CK.)PIR: PH1043 (Ig light chain V region (clone 111.68) -mouse (fragment))PIR: PH1042 (Ig light chain V region (clone 202.s38) -mouse (fragment) IGBCRt_f L28060 10.00 10.00 21.00 20.33 10.00 10.002.10 1.00 L28060 Mus musculus Ig B cell antigen receptor gene, completedcds IGH_VH10 M12813 10.00 10.33 33.33 36.00 10.00 10.00 3.33 1.00 M12813Mouse Ig germline H-chain gene H10 V-region (V), exons 1 and 2 GAG_fM26005 12.25 24.00 61.67 128.00 10.00 10.00 5.03 1.00 M26005 Mouseendogenous retrovirus truncated gag protein, complete cds, clone delenv-1 3.1 R74638_rc R74638 13.00 27.00 27.00 37.33 14.00 27.00 2.08 1.93MDB0793 Mouse brain, Stratagene Mus musculus cDNA 3′ end. U23089_fU23089 10.00 10.67 30.67 60.67 10.00 10.00 3.07 1.00 Mus musculus CB17SCID immunoglobulin heavy chain V region mRNA, clone 58-53, partial cds.E_HSPB1_f W08057 10.00 11.00 48.00 59.00 13.50 14.67 4.80 1.09 W08057mb37e05.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_TC22922_g W11156 27.75 31.0057.67 51.33 28.00 40.33 2.08 1.44 ma74d01.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Musmusculus cDNA clone 316417 5′ similar to gb: J03909 GAMMA-INTERFERON-INDUCIBLE PROTEIN IP-30 PRECURSOR (HUMAN);, mRNA sequence.E_DNCN1_s W11954 12.75 20.33 30.67 34.67 11.00 12.67 2.41 1.15 W11954ma79e11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_DNCH1_s W18503 12.25 14.67 25.0031.67 16.50 16.33 2.04 0.99 W18503 mb88b08.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ endE_1_8D_f W20873 10.00 10.00 32.00 34.67 12.00 18.67 3.20 1.56 W20873mb92c11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_FLNA_s W29429 10.00 13.33 33.6729.33 11.00 14.67 3.37 1.33 W29429 mb9903.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ endE_W48951_l W48951 10.00 10.00 20.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 2.00 1.00 W48951md24g11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_W50888_f W50888 12.00 21.67 24.6727.67 16.00 10.00 2.06 0.63 W50888 ma23e03.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ endW50898_l W50898 15.75 18.67 40.33 31.67 13.00 14.33 2.56 1.10 W50898ma23g03.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end W57485_f W57485 10.00 10.00 23.6721.33 11.50 10.00 2.37 0.87 W57485 ma34h02.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ endIN X52622 10.25 10.00 20.33 57.00 10.00 10.00 1.98 1.00 X52622 Mouse INgene for the integrase of an endogenous retrovirus IGA_VDJ_f X9441811.75 14.33 60.00 71.00 10.00 15.33 5.11 1.53 X94418 M. musculus mRNA(2F7) for IgA V-D-J-heavy chain IGH_4_f Z70662 10.00 10.00 39.00 60.6710.00 10.00 3.90 1.00 Z70662 Artificial mRNA for single chain antibodyscFv (scFvP25) E_TC22736_s W12941 31.00 27.33 121.33 91.00 49.00 82.333.91 1.68 ma89d07.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone317869 5′ similar to gb: X57352 INTERFERON-INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 1-8U(HUMAN);, mRNA sequence. YWHAH_s D87661 10.50 10.00 22.00 27.33 10.0010.00 2.10 1.00 House mouse; Musculus domesticus mRNA for 14-3-3 eta,complete cds Untr Untr. Untr. Untr 12 w 25 w 36 w 42 w C57/3 m C57/8 mUntr 36 w/12 w C57 8 m/3 m Name Accession No. (avg) (avg) (avg) (avg)(avg) (avg) (fold change) (fold change) p value Description YWHAH D8766110.50 10.00 22.00 27.33 10.00 10.00 2.10 1.00 0.02 House mouse; Musculusdomesticus mRNA for 14-3-3 eta, complete cds VIM X51438 20.25 16.6775.00 53.33 20.00 23.00 3.70 1.15 0.02 Mouse mRNA for vimentin. VCPW12941 31.00 27.33 121.33 91.00 49.00 82.33 3.91 1.68 0.02 ma89d07.r1Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 317869 5′ similar to gb:X57352 INTERFERON-INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 1-8U (HUMAN);, mRNA sequence.UNK_Z70662 Z70662 10.00 10.00 39.00 60.67 10.00 10.00 3.90 1.00 0.06Z70662 Artificial mRNA for single chain antibody scFv (scFvP25)UNK_X94418 X94418 11.75 14.33 60.00 71.00 10.00 15.33 5.11 1.53 0.01X94418 M. musculus mRNA (2F7) for IgA V-D-J-heavy chain UNK_X52622X52622 10.25 10.00 20.33 57.00 10.00 10.00 1.98 1.00 0.10 X52622 MouseIN gene for the integrase of an endogenous retrovirus UNK_W57485 W5748510.00 10.00 23.67 21.33 11.50 10.00 2.37 0.87 0.07 W57485 ma34h02.r1 Musmusculus cDNA, 5′ end UNK_W50898 W50898 15.75 18.67 40.33 31.67 13.0014.33 2.56 1.10 0.06 W50898 ma23g03.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ endUNK_W50888 W50888 12.00 21.67 24.67 27.67 16.00 10.00 2.06 0.63 0.01W50888 ma23e03.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end UNK_W48951 W48951 10.0010.00 20.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 2.00 1.00 0.36 W48951 md24g11.r1 Musmusculus cDNA, 5′ end UNK_W29429 W29429 10.00 13.33 33.67 29.33 11.0014.67 3.37 1.33 0.03 W29429 mb99d03.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ endUNK_W20873 W20873 10.00 10.00 32.00 34.67 12.00 18.67 3.20 1.56 0.00W20873 mb92c11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end UNK_W11156 W11156 27.7531.00 57.67 51.33 28.00 40.33 2.08 1.44 0.00 ma74d01.r1 Soares mousep3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 316417 5′ similar to gb: J03909GAMMA-INTERFERON-INDUCIBLE PROTEIN IP-30 PRECURSOR (HUMAN);, mRNAsequence. UNK_W08057 W08057 10.00 11.00 48.00 59.00 13.50 14.67 4.801.09 0.05 W08057 mb37e05.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end UNK_U23089 U2308910.00 10.67 30.67 60.67 10.00 10.00 3.07 1.00 0.06 Mus musculus CB17SCID immunoglobulin heavy chain V region mRNA, clone 58-53, partial cds.UNK_M12813 M12813 10.00 10.33 33.33 36.00 10.00 10.00 3.33 1.00 0.07M12813 Mouse Ig germline H-chain gene H10 V-region (V), exons 1 and 2UNK_L28060 L28060 10.00 10.00 21.00 20.33 10.00 10.00 2.10 1.00 0.12L28060 Mus musculus Ig B cell antigen receptor gene, complete cdsUNK_ET63415 ET63415 10.00 10.00 34.67 38.00 10.00 10.00 3.47 1.00 0.07Mus musculus mRNA for IgG1/kappa antibody, scFv(glyc)- CK.)PIR: PH1043(Ig light chain V region (clone 111.68) - mouse (fragment))PIR: PH1042(Ig light chain V region (clone 202.s38) - mouse (fragment) UNK_ET63387ET63387 10.00 10.33 48.67 66.00 10.00 10.00 4.87 1.00 0.05 ArtificialmRNA for single chain antibody scFv (scFvP25). UNK_ET63369 ET63369 10.0010.00 24.33 38.33 10.00 10.00 2.43 1.00 0.07 M. domesticus IgG variableregion. UNK_ET63368 ET63368 10.00 11.33 30.00 47.33 10.00 10.00 3.001.00 0.04 M. domesticus IgK variable region.)PIR: PH1076 (Ig light chainV region (clone 74-c2) - mouse (fragment) UNK_ET63365 ET63365 10.0011.67 64.33 75.00 10.00 10.67 6.43 1.07 0.04 M. domesticus IgG variableregion. UNK_ET63363 ET63363 10.00 10.00 43.00 56.00 10.00 10.00 4.301.00 0.06 M. domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR: PH0976 (Ig heavy chainV region (clone 25.12m) - mouse (fragment) UNK_ET63359 ET63359 10.0010.00 35.67 56.33 10.00 10.00 3.57 1.00 0.06 M. domesticus IgM variableregion.)PIR: PH1011 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 202.38m) - mouse(fragment) UNK_ET63358 ET63358 10.00 10.33 42.00 46.33 10.00 10.00 4.201.00 0.06 M. domesticus IgK variable region.)PIR: PH1046 (Ig light chainV region (clone 202.9) - mouse (fragment))PIR: PH1048 (Ig light chain Vregion (clone 165.49) - mouse (fragment))PIR: PH1047 (Ig light chain Vregion (clones 165.45 and 163-c1) - mouse UNK_ET63354 ET63354 10.0011.00 64.33 75.00 10.00 10.00 6.43 1.00 0.06 M. domesticus IgM variableregion.)PIR: PH0995 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 202.61) - mouse(fragment) UNK_ET63351 ET63351 10.00 10.00 34.00 47.33 10.00 10.00 3.401.00 0.07 M. domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR: PH1006 (Ig heavy chainV region (clone 202.33) - mouse (fragment) UNK_ET63348 ET63348 10.0010.00 46.33 59.67 10.00 10.00 4.63 1.00 0.07 M. domesticus IgG variableregion.)PIR: S26747 (Ig heavy chain J region JH4 - mouse)PIR: PH1000 (Igheavy chain V region (clone 202.105) - mouse (fragment) UNK_ET63341ET63341 10.00 10.00 54.33 72.00 10.00 10.67 5.43 1.07 0.04 M. domesticusIgG variable region.)PIR: PH0984 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone17s.83) - mouse (fragment) UNK_ET63339 ET63339 10.00 10.00 42.33 50.6710.00 10.00 4.23 1.00 0.07 M. domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR:PH0986 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 17s-c6) - mouse (fragment)UNK_ET63337 ET63337 10.00 10.00 22.33 32.33 10.00 10.00 2.23 1.00 0.08M. domesticus IgG variable region.)PIR: PH1009 (Ig heavy chain V region(clone 17s.5) - mouse (fragment) UNK_ET63333 ET63333 10.00 10.67 78.3397.33 10.00 11.67 7.83 1.17 0.05 M. domesticus IgG variable region.UNK_ET63331 ET63331 10.00 10.00 33.33 42.00 10.00 10.67 3.33 1.07 0.06M. domesticus IgG variable region.)PIR: PH0988 (Ig heavy chain V region(clone 17s-c3) - mouse (fragment) UNK_ET63328 ET63328 10.00 10.00 55.6767.67 10.00 10.00 5.57 1.00 0.05 M. domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR:PH0978 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 17s.166) - mouse (fragment)UNK_ET63324 ET63324 10.00 10.00 35.67 46.67 10.00 10.00 3.57 1.00 0.06M. domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR: PH0980 (Ig heavy chain V region(clone 17s.13) - mouse (fragment) UNK_ET63322 ET63322 10.00 10.00 27.0033.33 10.00 10.00 2.70 1.00 0.09 M. domesticus IgK variable region.)PIR:PH1073 (Ig light chain V region (clone 17s.130) - mouse (fragment)UNK_ET63320 ET63320 10.00 10.33 57.00 81.33 10.00 10.00 5.70 1.00 0.06M. domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR: PH0972 (Ig heavy chain V region(clone 17s.128) - mouse (fragment) UNK_ET63314 ET63314 10.00 10.00 45.6750.00 10.00 10.00 4.57 1.00 0.07 M. domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR:S26747 (Ig heavy chain J region JH4 - mouse)PIR: PH1012 (Ig heavy chainV region (clone 17p.73) - mouse (fragment) UNK_ET63300 ET63300 10.0010.00 63.00 81.00 10.00 11.33 6.30 1.13 0.04 M. domesticus IgG variableregion.)PIR: PH0983 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 165.49) - mouse(fragment) UNK_ET63295 ET63295 10.00 10.67 75.33 79.67 10.00 11.33 7.531.13 0.06 M. domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR: S26747 (Ig heavy chainJ region JH4 - mouse UNK_ET63290 ET63290 10.00 10.00 40.67 26.00 10.0010.00 4.07 1.00 0.17 M. domesticus IgK variable region.)PIR: PH1066 (Iglight chain V region (clone 165.14) - mouse (fragment) UNK_ET63288ET63288 10.00 10.00 40.67 46.33 10.00 10.00 4.07 1.00 0.06 M. domesticusIgM variable region.)PIR: PH0975 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone163.72) - mouse (fragment) UNK_ET63278 ET63278 10.00 10.00 38.33 51.6710.00 10.00 3.83 1.00 0.06 M. domesticus IgG variable region.)PIR:PH1007 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 163-c1) - mouse (fragment)UNK_ET63276 ET63276 10.00 10.00 85.67 93.33 10.00 16.00 8.57 1.60 0.04M. domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR: S26746 (Ig heavy chain J regionJH3 - mouse)PIR: PH0985 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 163.100) - mouse(fragment) UNK_ET63274 ET63274 10.00 10.00 51.33 61.33 10.00 11.00 5.131.10 0.06 M. domesticus IgG variable region.)PIR: PH1001 (Ig heavy chainV region (clone 111.68) - mouse (fragment) UNK_ET63271 ET63271 11.0010.33 23.67 32.00 10.00 10.00 2.15 1.00 0.07 M. domesticus IgG variableregion.)PIR: PH1015 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 111.55) - mouse(fragment) UNK_ET63126 ET63126 10.00 11.67 30.00 40.33 10.00 11.00 3.001.10 0.03 M. musculus mRNA for anti folate binding protein, MOv19Vkappa. UNK_ET63107 ET63107 10.00 10.00 32.67 21.67 10.00 10.00 3.271.00 0.15 M. musculus mRNA for immunoglobulin kappa light chain variableregion. UNK_ET63106 ET63106 10.00 10.00 22.33 32.67 10.00 10.00 2.231.00 0.07 M. musculus mRNA for immunoglobulin heavy chain variableregion, Isolate 205. UNK_ET63093 ET63093 10.00 10.00 34.00 46.00 10.0011.67 3.40 1.17 0.07 M. musculus mRNA for immunoglobulin heavy chainvariable domain, subgroup IIb. UNK_ET63085 ET63085 10.00 10.00 49.3357.33 10.00 10.00 4.93 1.00 0.07 M. musculus mRNA for monoclonalantibody heavy chain variable region. UNK_ET63042 ET63042 10.00 10.0029.00 34.00 10.00 10.00 2.90 1.00 0.11 M. musculus mRNA forimmunoglobulin kappa variable region. UNK_ET63041 ET63041 10.00 10.0055.00 60.00 10.00 10.67 5.50 1.07 0.06 M. musculus mRNA forimmunoglobulin heavy variable region. UNK_ET63027 ET63027 10.00 10.0024.33 18.67 10.00 10.00 2.43 1.00 0.14 M. musculus mRNA forimmunoglobulin variable region, heavy chain. UNK_ET62984 ET62984 10.0010.33 66.00 69.67 10.00 15.33 6.60 1.53 0.02 M. musculus mRNA (3C10) forIgA V-D-J-heavy chain. UNK_ET62983 ET62983 11.00 13.00 56.00 70.67 10.0015.67 5.09 1.57 0.01 M. musculus mRNA (2F7) for IgA V-D-J-heavy chain.UNK_ET62942 ET62942 10.00 10.00 44.00 49.33 10.00 10.33 4.40 1.03 0.04M. musculus antibody light chain variable region (324bp). UNK_ET62941ET62941 10.00 10.00 37.33 45.00 10.00 10.00 3.73 1.00 0.06 M. musculusantibody light chain variable region (318bp). UNK_ET62936 ET62936 10.0010.00 24.67 38.00 10.00 10.00 2.47 1.00 0.07 M. musculus antibody heavychain variable region (376bp). UNK_ET62934 ET62934 10.00 10.00 30.3337.00 10.00 10.00 3.03 1.00 0.09 M. musculus antibody heavy chainvariable region (348bp). UNK_ET62933 ET62933 10.00 10.00 25.67 34.3310.00 10.00 2.57 1.00 0.08 M. musculus antibody heavy chain variableregion (360bp). UNK_ET62932 ET62932 10.00 10.00 22.00 34.00 10.00 10.002.20 1.00 0.08 M. musculus antibody heavy chain variable region (372bp).UNK_ET62928 ET62928 11.00 10.33 23.00 30.67 10.00 10.00 2.09 1.00 0.05M. musculus antibody heavy chain variable region (366bp). UNK_ET62926ET62926 10.00 10.00 30.00 26.67 10.00 10.00 3.00 1.00 0.12 M. musculusantibody heavy chain variable region (354bp). UNK_ET62925 ET62925 10.0010.33 74.67 76.67 10.00 13.00 7.47 1.30 0.06 M. musculus antibody heavychain variable region (372bp). UNK_ET62924 ET62924 10.00 10.00 59.6754.00 10.00 10.00 5.97 1.00 0.09 M. musculus antibody heavy chainvariable region (363bp). UNK_ET62923 ET62923 10.00 10.00 56.67 65.0010.00 10.00 5.67 1.00 0.06 M. musculus antibody heavy chain variableregion (354bp). UNK_ET62868 ET62868 10.00 10.00 33.67 40.33 10.00 10.003.37 1.00 0.06 Mus musculus anti-CD8 immunoglobulin heavy chain V regionmRNA, partial cds. UNK_ET62779 ET62779 10.00 10.00 65.67 76.67 10.0010.00 6.57 1.00 0.06 Mus musculus IgM heavy chain variable region mRNA,partial cds. UNK_ET62430 ET62430 10.00 10.00 21.33 22.33 10.00 10.002.13 1.00 0.10 Mus musculus Ig heavy chain Fv fragment mRNA, partialcds. UNK_ET62260 ET62260 10.00 11.67 37.67 51.33 10.00 12.00 3.77 1.200.03 Mus musculus immunoglobulin light chain variable region mRNA,partial cds. UNK_ET62256 ET62256 10.00 10.00 36.00 46.33 10.00 10.003.60 1.00 0.08 Mus musculus anti-PAH immunoglobulin Feb 4D5 heavy chainV and CH1 regions mRNA, partial cds. UNK_ET62234 ET62234 10.00 10.0026.67 47.33 10.00 10.00 2.67 1.00 0.06 Mus musculus polyreactiveautoantibody, immunoglobulin IgM heavy chain mRNA, partial cds.UNK_ET62233 ET62233 10.00 10.00 32.00 50.33 10.00 10.00 3.20 1.00 0.07Mus musculus polyreactive autoantibody, immunoglobulin IgM heavy chainmRNA, partial cds. UNK_ET62224 ET62224 10.00 10.00 31.33 26.33 10.0010.00 3.13 1.00 0.10 Mus musculus immunoglobulin heavy chain variableregion mRNA, partial cds. UNK_ET62206 ET62206 10.00 12.67 27.67 38.0010.50 10.67 2.77 1.02 0.02 Mus musculus anti-digoxin immunoglobulinheavy chain variable region precursor mRNA, partial cds. UNK_ET62172ET62172 10.00 10.33 61.00 72.67 10.00 11.33 6.10 1.13 0.06 Mus musculusanti-PAH immunoglobulin Fab 10C10 heavy chain V and CH1 regions gene,partial cds. UNK_ET61749 ET61749 10.00 10.00 21.00 23.33 10.00 10.002.10 1.00 0.09 Mus musculus Ig 6C3.B8 heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat(mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. UNK_ET61748 ET61748 10.00 10.00 35.6740.33 10.00 10.00 3.57 1.00 0.06 Mus musculus Ig 4C5.A11 heavy chainmRNA, specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. UNK_ET61747ET61747 10.00 10.00 40.67 39.00 10.00 10.00 4.07 1.00 0.07 Mus musculusIg 4C4.A10 heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c,partial cds. UNK_ET61746 ET61746 10.00 10.00 43.00 40.67 10.00 10.004.30 1.00 0.08 Mus musculus Ig 4A6.A8 heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat(mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. UNK_ET61744 ET61744 10.00 10.00 20.0024.00 10.00 10.00 2.00 1.00 0.08 Mus musculus Ig 3F10.C9 heavy chainmRNA, specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. UNK_ET61741ET61741 10.00 10.00 31.33 45.00 10.00 10.00 3.13 1.00 0.07 Mus musculusIg 2C9.B12 heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c,partial cds. UNK_ET61739 ET61739 10.00 10.00 23.67 28.33 10.00 10.002.37 1.00 0.08 Mus musculus Ig 7D1.B8 heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat(mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. UNK_ET61737 ET61737 10.00 10.00 30.3337.67 10.00 10.00 3.03 1.00 0.08 Mus musculus Ig 3A6.A5 heavy chainmRNA, specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. UNK_ET61736ET61736 10.00 10.00 44.67 50.00 10.00 10.00 4.47 1.00 0.05 Mus musculusIg 9G7.A10 heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c,partial cds. UNK_ET61733 ET61733 10.00 10.00 32.67 36.00 10.00 10.003.27 1.00 0.08 Mus musculus Ig 7A12.A2 heavy chain mRNA, specific forrat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. UNK_ET61732 ET61732 10.00 10.0030.33 36.00 10.00 10.00 3.03 1.00 0.07 Mus musculus Ig 5C12.A4 heavychain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds.UNK_ET61730 ET61730 10.00 10.00 37.67 60.00 10.00 10.00 3.77 1.00 0.05Mus musculus Ig 2G3.H5 heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse)cytochrome c, partial cds. UNK_ET61727 ET61727 10.00 10.00 29.00 36.6710.00 10.00 2.90 1.00 0.08 Mus musculus Ig 2G11.E2 heavy chain mRNA,specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. UNK_ET61599 ET6159910.00 11.00 42.00 57.33 10.00 10.33 4.20 1.03 0.03 Mus musculusmonoclonal antibody against hepatitis B surface antigen, IgG light chainvariable region gene, partial cds. UNK_ET61520 ET61520 10.00 10.00 45.0047.00 10.00 10.00 4.50 1.00 0.09 Mus musculus IgG rearranged heavy chainmRNA, variable region partial cds. UNK_ET61464 ET61464 10.00 10.00 23.0034.67 10.00 10.00 2.30 1.00 0.07 Mus musculus immunoglobulin heavy chainmRNA, V, D, and J segments, partial cds. UNK_ET61420 ET61420 10.00 10.0065.67 86.33 10.00 10.67 6.57 1.07 0.04 Mus musculus anti-glycoprotein-Bof human Cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin Vh chain gene, partial cds.UNK_C80574 C80574 28.00 21.67 60.67 83.00 36.00 42.00 2.17 1.17 0.02Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone J0084D04 3′similar to Human clone 23665 mRNA sequence. UNK_C77861 C77861 16.5013.33 35.67 42.67 17.50 17.67 2.16 1.01 0.01 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocystcDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone J0038G08 3′ similar to Rattus norvegicusmajor vault protein mRNA, mRNA sequence. UNK_C76523 C76523 11.50 10.0030.67 40.33 10.00 11.00 2.67 1.10 0.03 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Musmusculus cDNA clone J0012E07 3′, mRNA sequence. UNK_C76523 C76523 10.0010.00 23.00 19.67 10.00 10.00 2.30 1.00 0.06 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocystcDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone J0012E07 3′, mRNA sequence. UNK_AC00239;AC002397 10.00 13.00 25.00 33.33 10.00 14.00 2.50 1.40 0.01 Mousechromosome 6 BAC-284H12 (Research Genetics mouse BAC library) completesequence. UNK_AA710451 AA710451 10.00 10.00 46.33 31.67 10.00 10.00 4.631.00 0.10 vt42f07.r1 Barstead mouse proximal colon MPLRB6 Mus musculuscDNA clone 1165765 5′, mRNA sequence. UNK_AA690738 AA690738 15.50 12.0036.33 49.67 12.50 15.33 2.34 1.23 0.01 vu57b03.r1 Scares mouse mammarygland NbMMG Mus musculus cDNA clone 1195469 5′, mRNA sequence.UNK_AA616243 AA616243 10.00 10.00 21.33 37.67 10.00 10.00 2.13 1.00 0.08vo50d04.r1 Barstead mouse irradiated colon MPLRB7 Mus musculus cDNAclone 1053319 5′, mRNA sequence. UNK_AA606926 AA606926 15.25 10.33 35.0046.00 13.00 23.67 2.30 1.82 0.03 vm91d04.r1 Knowles Solter mouseblastocyst B1 Mus musculus cDNA clone 1005607 5′ similar to TR: G497940G497940 MAJOR VAULT PROTEIN.;, mRNA sequence. UNK_AA562685 AA56268511.50 10.00 58.33 28.67 11.00 14.33 5.07 1.30 0.04 vl56h09.r1 Stratagenemouse skin (#937313) Mus musculus cDNA clone 976289 5′ similar to gb:X06753 Mouse pro-alpha1 (MOUSE); UNK_AA538477 AA538477 11.00 11.67 22.6742.67 10.00 10.00 2.06 1.00 0.08 vj53e12.r1 Knowles Solter mouseblastocyst B1 Mus musculus cDNA clone 932782 5′ UNK_AA210359 AA21035913.00 11.00 29.33 37.33 13.00 13.00 2.26 1.00 0.01 mu72h03.r1 Soaresmouse lymph node NbMLN Mus musculus cDNA clone 644981 5′ UNK_AA174883AA174883 25.00 32.00 65.67 109.67 10.00 10.00 2.63 1.00 0.05 ms77e07.r1Soares mouse 3NbMS Mus musculus cDNA clone 617604 5′ UNK_AA172851AA172851 10.00 11.33 21.67 58.33 10.00 11.67 2.17 1.17 0.07 mr31f05.r1Soares mouse 3NbMS Mus musculus cDNA clone 599073 5′ UNK_AA165775AA165775 30.25 25.00 14.67 23.67 23.50 36.33 0.48 1.55 0.01 mt74d01.r1Soares mouse lymph node NbMLN Mus musculus cDNA clone 635617 5′UNK_AA109909 AA109909 10.00 10.00 28.67 17.00 10.00 10.00 2.87 1.00 0.21AA109909 mp10d09.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end UNK_AA107847 AA10784710.00 10.00 34.67 16.00 10.00 10.00 3.47 1.00 0.26 AA107847 mo49d08.r1Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end UNK_AA104688 AA104688 10.00 10.00 42.67 27.3310.00 10.00 4.27 1.00 0.12 AA104688 mo55c10.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ endUNK_AA087673 AA087673 10.00 22.33 81.67 245.33 13.00 11.00 8.17 0.850.04 AA087673 mm27b09.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end UNK_AA030688 AA03068810.25 10.00 25.67 36.33 10.00 10.00 2.50 1.00 0.06 ml22g02.r1 Soaresmouse embryo NbME13.5 14.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 464306 5′UNK_AA023491 AA023491 10.00 10.00 38.33 20.33 10.00 10.00 3.83 1.00 0.22AA023491 mh74e11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end UNK_AA002761 AA00276110.00 10.00 22.67 24.00 10.00 11.67 2.27 1.17 0.07 mg45b10.r1 Soaresmouse embryo NbME13.5 14.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 426715 5′. TGTPL38444 10.00 10.00 20.00 20.33 13.00 19.33 2.00 1.49 0.07 Mus musculus(clone U2) T-cell specific protein mRNA, complete cds TGFBI L19932 10.0010.00 30.33 25.67 10.00 11.33 3.03 1.13 0.03 Mouse (beta ig-h3) mRNA,complete cds TAGLN2 AA120653 35.25 34.00 124.67 148.33 51.50 82.67 3.541.61 0.02 mp71g11.r1 Soares 2NbMT Mus musculus cDNA clone 574724 5′similar to gb: D21261 SM22-ALPHA HOMOLOG (HUMAN); STK2 AA108677 10.0011.00 21.00 24.33 10.00 12.00 2.10 1.20 0.02 mp39a05.r1 Barstead MPLRB1Mus musculus cDNA clone 571568 5′ STAT3 AA396029 10.00 10.00 20.67 34.0011.00 20.00 2.07 1.82 0.01 vb41e05.r1 Soares mouse lymph node NbMLN Musmusculus cDNA clone 751520 5′ STAT3 U06922 42.25 37.67 99.33 152.3326.00 16.67 2.35 0.64 0.01 Mus musculus signal transducer and activatorof transcription (Stat3) mRNA, complete cds SPARC X04017 24.50 22.0078.67 54.67 32.00 37.00 3.21 1.16 0.02 X04017 Mouse mRNA forcysteine-rich glycoprotein SPARC SNRPD1 M58558 10.00 10.33 20.33 24.3316.50 15.33 2.03 0.93 0.02 Murine sm D small nuclear ribonucleoproteinsequence. SLPI U73004 10.00 10.00 24.00 26.67 10.00 11.33 2.40 1.13 0.05Mus musculus secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor mRNA, complete cds.SLC20A1 M73696 10.00 10.00 20.67 31.67 10.00 10.00 2.07 1.00 0.03 MurineGlvr-1 mRNA, complete cds SCYD1 U92565 11.50 10.00 30.33 25.67 10.0013.00 2.64 1.30 0.14 Mus musculus fractalkine mRNA, complete cds. SCYA5U02298 10.00 10.00 22.33 13.67 10.00 10.00 2.23 1.00 0.24 Mus musculusNIH 3T3 chemokine rantes (Scya5) gene, complete cds SCYA19 AA13729216.25 22.00 32.33 46.67 14.00 22.33 1.99 1.60 0.04 mq98h01.r1 Soaresmouse 3NbMS Mus musculus cDNA clone 596017 5′ RRM2 C81593 10.00 10.0023.00 17.67 10.00 10.00 2.30 1.00 0.02 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Musmusculus cDNA clone J0101H11 3′ similar to Mouse ribonucleotidereductase M2 subunit mRNA, mRNA sequence. RRAS W41501 10.25 10.00 21.6725.67 10.00 10.00 2.11 1.00 0.02 W41501 mc43d11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′end RRAS M21019 16.00 12.00 43.33 53.33 18.00 28.00 2.71 1.56 0.06 MouseR-ras mRNA, complete cds RPS26 C76830 11.75 10.00 27.33 34.67 37.0037.33 2.33 1.01 0.05 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNAclone J0020H05 3′ similar to Mus musculus ribosomal protein S26 (RPS26)mRNA, mRNA sequence. RPL13A AA408475 11.00 11.33 24.33 21.67 20.00 19.332.21 0.97 0.02 EST02956 Mouse 7.5 dpc embryo ectoplacental cone cDNAlibrary Mus musculus cDNA clone C0028E123′, mRNA sequence. RGS2 U6718710.00 14.67 24.33 41.33 12.00 10.00 2.43 0.83 0.02 Mus musculus Gprotein signaling regulator RGS2 (rgs2) mRNA, complete cds. RBM3AA538285 13.50 10.67 42.00 82.33 10.50 13.67 3.11 1.30 0.02 vj03d05.r1Barstead mouse pooled organs MPLRB4 Mus musculus cDNA clone 920649 5′similar to TR: G881954 G881954 RNPL.; RAC2 X53247 13.00 17.67 59.6759.67 16.50 25.67 4.59 1.56 0.02 M. musculus EN-7 mRNA. PVA X67141 28.0022.33 10.00 11.00 22.00 24.33 0.36 1.11 0.00 M. musculus Pva mRNA forparvalbumin. PTPN1 U24700 10.00 11.67 22.00 42.33 17.50 14.33 2.20 0.820.03 Mus musculus protein tyrosine phosphatase (HA2) mR PSME2 D8791021.75 24.67 64.00 74.00 41.00 38.33 2.94 0.93 0.01 Mus musculus mRNA forPA28 beta subunit, complete cds. PRG X16133 18.25 14.00 51.33 43.6733.00 35.00 2.81 1.06 0.03 Mouse mRNA for mastocytoma proteoglycan coreprotein, serglycin. PEA15 AA108330 11.50 10.00 40.00 51.33 10.00 10.003.48 1.00 0.03 AA108330 mp28b03.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end P21ARCAA408672 39.25 36.00 80.00 75.67 50.00 42.00 2.04 0.84 0.02 EST03133Mouse 7.5 dpc embryo ectoplacental cone cDNA library Mus musculus cDNAclone C0031D07 3′ OAS1A M33863 11.50 10.00 25.00 28.33 12.00 12.67 2.171.06 0.09 Mouse 2′-5′ oligo A synthetase mRNA, complete cds. NFKBIAU36277 17.75 18.33 44.67 47.00 29.50 19.33 2.52 0.66 0.00 U36277 Musmusculus I-kappa B alpha chain mRNA, complete cds NFKBIA U36277 14.7517.67 44.00 42.00 23.00 18.00 2.98 0.78 0.00 U36277 Mus musculus I-kappaB alpha chain mRNA, complete cds MPEG1 L20315 10.00 10.00 30.00 37.6710.00 12.33 3.00 1.23 0.02 L20315 Mus musculus MPS1 gene and mRNA, 3′endMLP AA245242 11.25 11.00 31.00 32.33 11.50 17.00 2.76 1.48 0.01mw28h11.r1 Soares mouse 3NME12 5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 672069 5′similar to gb: X61399 Mouse F52 mRNA for a novel protein (MOUSE); MGLAPD00613 47.75 44.33 249.67 132.33 113.00 190.00 5.23 1.68 0.01 D00613Mouse mRNA for matrix Gla protein (MGP) MDK AA072643 15.50 25.00 37.6728.00 16.00 18.00 2.43 1.13 0.01 AA072643 mm75a09.r1 Mus musculus cDNA,5′ end MAPK1 AA104744 10.00 10.00 28.67 23.00 10.00 10.00 2.87 1.00 0.04AA104744 mo56d02.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end LYN M57698 14.25 13.6730.00 43.33 20.50 21.00 2.11 1.02 0.01 Mouse lyn A protein tyrosinekinase (lynA) mRNA, complete cds LST1 U72643 11.00 13.00 29.33 29.6717.00 14.33 2.67 0.84 0.02 Mus musculus lymphocyte specific transcript(LST) mRNA, partial cds. LOC56722 AA542220 14.50 11.33 42.67 64.33 11.0017.67 2.94 1.61 0.03 vk43h10.r1 Soares mouse mammary gland NbMMG Musmusculus cDNA clone 949411 5′ LGALS3 W10936 10.00 10.00 27.33 28.3314.00 12.67 2.73 0.90 0.03 W10936 ma03e09.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ endLAPTM5 U29539 10.25 11.00 27.33 34.00 10.00 16.33 2.67 1.63 0.02 Musmusculus retinoic acid-inducible E3 protein mR LAG AA117100 11.50 11.6724.33 19.67 19.00 14.00 2.12 0.74 0.06 AA117100 mo60a10.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end KRT2-8 D90360 19.50 18.00 49.00 92.67 23.50 30.67 2.51 1.300.04 Mouse gene for cytokeratin endo A JUN W09701 16.25 16.33 32.3332.67 18.00 13.00 1.99 0.72 0.00 W09701 ma56e02.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′end ITPR1 X15373 42.25 30.00 20.00 24.67 30.50 28.67 0.47 0.94 0.00Mouse cerebellum mRNA for P400 protein. ITGB4BP AA122622 11.25 10.0025.33 16.33 10.00 10.00 2.25 1.00 0.25 mn33e03.r1 Beddington mouseembryonic region Mus musculus cDNA clone 539740 5′ similar to TR:E236822 E236822 HYPOTHETICAL 26.5 KD PROTEIN.; IRF7 U73037 10.00 10.6727.33 33.33 11.50 11.33 2.73 0.99 0.03 Mus musculus interferonregulatory factor 7 (mlrf7) mRNA, complete cds IGK-V20 X16678 10.0010.00 36.33 24.00 10.00 10.00 3.63 1.00 0.17 Mouse VK gene for kappalight chain variable region and J4 sequence. IFNGR J05265 12.75 11.0027.67 40.67 15.00 16.00 2.17 1.07 0.02 Mouse interferon gamma receptormRNA, complete cds IFIT3 L32974 13.75 10.00 29.00 33.00 14.50 14.67 2.111.01 0.04 Mouse interferon-inducible protein homologue mRNA, completecds HSP25 AA015458 10.50 10.00 24.67 20.67 12.00 11.00 2.35 0.92 0.17AA015458 mh22b09.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end HSP25 AA034638 10.00 10.0020.00 29.67 10.00 10.00 2.00 1.00 0.06 AA034638 mh17a07.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end HSP25 L07577 31.75 35.00 131.67 191.00 56.00 50.67 4.150.90 0.03 Mus musculus small heat shock protein (HSP25) gene HSP25AA015026 12.25 14.33 38.67 44.33 15.00 11.00 3.16 0.73 0.04 AA015026mh26f03.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end HN1 U90123 10.00 10.00 23.67 25.0012.50 14.00 2.37 1.12 0.05 Mus musculus HN1 (Hn1) mRNA, complete cds.HMOX1 M33203 10.00 10.00 20.00 28.33 10.00 10.00 2.00 1.00 0.07 Mousetumor-induced 32 kD protein (p32) mRNA, complete cds GRN M86736 56.2551.67 129.00 159.67 55.50 81.00 2.29 1.46 0.01 Mouse acrogranin mRNA,complete cds GNB1 U29055 11.75 11.33 28.33 37.33 12.00 14.33 2.41 1.190.02 Mus musculus G protein beta 36 subunit mRNA, compl FXYD5 U7268010.25 10.00 31.00 29.67 10.00 14.00 3.02 1.40 0.03 Mus musculus ionchannel homolog RIC mRNA, complete cds. FSTL M91380 10.00 10.00 20.0013.00 10.00 10.00 2.00 1.00 0.16 Mus musculus TGF-beta-inducible protein(TSC-36) mRNA, complete cds FBXO6B AA451220 10.00 12.00 22.00 28.3310.50 15.33 2.20 1.46 0.01 vf83b09.r1 Soares mouse mammary gland NbMMGMus musculus cDNA clone 850361 5′ similar to WP: C14B1.3 CE00900;FARP-PENDING AA059883 10.50 10.00 21.33 23.67 10.00 10.00 2.03 1.00 0.07mj76a06.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 482002 5′ENTPD2 W10995 11.00 17.00 23.00 22.67 12.00 16.67 2.09 1.39 0.00ma41d10.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 313267 5′,mRNA sequence. DIPP AA028770 10.00 10.00 20.00 28.00 19.50 35.33 2.001.81 0.07 mi15h02.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone463635 5′ D7ERTD237E AA666918 11.75 10.00 25.33 31.33 10.50 10.00 2.160.95 0.01 vq87c07.r1 Knowles Solter mouse blastocyst B3 Mus musculuscDNA clone 1109292 5′, mRNA sequence. D5WSU111E AA638539 11.25 10.3347.33 63.33 10.00 15.33 4.21 1.53 0.02 vo54d12.r1 Barstead mouseirradiated colon MPLRB7 Mus musculus cDNA clone 1053719 5′, mRNAsequence. D17H6S56E-5 U69488 10.00 10.00 22.33 35.67 10.00 10.00 2.231.00 0.10 Mus musculus viral envelope like protein (G7e) gene, completecds D16WSU103E AA674986 11.75 10.00 37.67 21.67 10.00 10.67 3.21 1.070.07 vq57g08.r1 Barstead mouse proximal colon MPLRB6 Mus musculus cDNAclone 1106462 5′, mRNA sequence. D14ERTD310E C80103 10.00 10.00 31.6736.67 13.00 15.33 3.17 1.18 0.02 Mouse 3,5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Musmusculus cDNA clone J0076E08 3′, mRNA sequence. D12ERTD647E AA12010926.50 27.67 79.00 82.33 53.00 50.67 2.98 0.96 0.02 AA120109 mq09a11.r1Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end CTSS AA089333 10.00 10.00 45.33 41.67 10.0015.33 4.53 1.53 0.01 AA089333 mo60e02.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end CTSSAA146437 10.00 10.00 42.67 53.00 11.00 16.67 4.27 1.52 0.02 AA146437mr05a08.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end CTSC U89269 16.50 12.33 54.00 71.6711.00 11.33 3.27 1.03 0.01 Mus musculus preprodipeptidyl peptidase ImRNA, complete cds. CTSC AA144887 10.00 10.00 26.33 27.67 10.00 10.002.63 1.00 0.02 AA144887 mr11d06.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end CTGF M7064219.50 20.00 83.00 79.33 30.50 24.33 4.26 0.80 0.01 Mouse FISP-12 protein(fisp-12) mRNA, complete cds CSTB U59807 14.50 15.33 68.00 71.67 24.0027.33 4.69 1.14 0.02 Mus musculus cystatin B (Stfb) gene, complete cds.CRIP M13018 10.25 11.33 48.00 49.67 14.00 25.67 4.68 1.83 0.01 M13018Mouse cysteine-rich intestinal protein (CRIP) mRNA, complete cds CRIPM13018 10.00 10.67 49.33 55.33 14.00 18.67 4.93 1.33 0.01 Mousecysteine-rich intestinal protein (CRIP) mRNA, complete cds COL6A2 X6558211.25 12.00 33.33 25.00 13.50 17.33 2.96 1.28 0.02 M. musculus mRNA foralpha-2 collagen VI. COL6A1 X66405 11.25 10.33 24.67 18.00 11.50 12.332.19 1.07 0.04 M. musculus mRNA for collagen alpha1(VI)-collagen. CNN2Z19543 15.25 16.67 34.33 35.33 16.50 22.00 2.25 1.33 0.01 Z19543 M.musculus h2-calponin cDNA CLDN4 AB000713 10.00 10.00 23.00 50.00 10.0010.00 2.30 1.00 0.07 Mus musculus mCPE-R mRNA for CPE-receptor, completecds. CLDN4 AB000713 16.00 13.33 48.67 107.33 10.00 12.00 3.04 1.20 0.05Mus musculus mCPE-R mRNA for CPE-receptor, complete cds. CEBPB X6260010.00 10.00 22.33 27.33 10.50 10.00 2.23 0.95 0.01 M. musculus mRNA forC/EBP beta. CD72 J04170 10.00 10.00 22.67 36.33 10.00 10.00 2.27 1.000.08 Mouse B-cell differentiation antigen Lyb-2.1 protein, complete cdsCD68 AB009287 10.00 11.33 23.33 29.00 10.00 12.33 2.33 1.23 0.01 Musmusculus gene for Macroslalin, complete cds. CD52 M55561 10.00 10.0031.33 34.00 10.00 15.33 3.13 1.53 0.03 Mouse phosphatidyllnositol-linkedantigen (pB7) mR CD14 X13333 25.50 28.67 89.33 95.33 21.50 27.33 3.501.27 0.01 Mouse CD14 mRNA for myelid cell-specific leucine-richglycoprotein. ATOX1 AF004591 44.25 41.33 90.00 94.33 149.50 178.00 2.031.19 0.03 Mus musculus copper transport protein Atox1 (ATOX1) mRNA,complete cds. ARHGDIB L07918 10.00 10.00 26.00 32.00 12.50 14.33 2.601.15 0.06 Mus musculus GDP-dissociation inhibitor mRNA, preferentiallyexpressed in hematopoletic cells, complete cds ARG2 AF032466 10.25 10.3321.33 36.00 10.00 16.67 2.08 1.67 0.03 Mus musculus arginase II mRNA,complete cds. ANXA5 U29396 13.00 13.00 40.00 38.00 22.00 29.67 3.08 1.350.00 Mus musculus annexin V (Anx5) mRNA, complete cds ANXA5 W98864 12.0015.00 29.33 30.33 13.00 20.00 2.44 1.54 0.01 W98864 mg11h11.r1 Musmusculus cDNA, 5′ end ANXA2 D10024 20.50 18.00 105.67 106.00 42.50 45.005.15 1.06 0.02 D10024 Mouse mRNA for protein-tyrosine kinase substratep36 (calpactin I heavy chain), complete cds ANXA2 M14044 22.00 17.33139.67 159.00 47.50 50.33 6.35 1.06 0.02 Mouse calpactin I heavy chain(p36) mRNA, complete cds ANXA1 X07486 15.00 12.67 36.00 42.67 10.0014.67 2.40 1.47 0.01 Mouse mRNA for lipocortin I. ADAMTS1 D67076 10.0010.00 36.00 46.33 10.00 10.33 3.60 1.03 0.03 Mouse mRNA for secretoryprotein containing thrombospondin motifs, complete cds.

TABLE 2 Genes with a known Link to Lupus Nephritis Avg. Avg. AccessionAvg. Untr Avg. Untr. Avg. Untr. Avg. Untr C57/ C57/ Name No. 12 w 25 w36 w 42 w 3 m 8 m p value Description C3 K02782 23.25 13.67 178.67361.33 38.50 27.67 0.02 Mouse complement component C3 mRNA, alpha andbeta subunits, complete cds FN1 M18194 13.50 10.00 38.67 28.00 14.0016.33 0.06 M18194 Mouse fibronectin (FN) mRNA H2-AA V00832 41.75 36.67134.00 138.67 43.00 79.33 0.00 V00832 Mouse fragment of mRNA encodingfor the Ia antigen (heavy chain) from major histocompatibility complex(A-k-alpha). This is coded by the I-A region of the MHC and correspondsto the k haplotype FN1 M18194 13.50 10.00 51.00 38.33 15.00 17.33 0.04Mouse fibronectin (FN) mRNA COLA1 U08020 12.00 13.67 44.33 18.33 12.0018.33 0.08 U08020 Mus musculus FVB/N collagen pro-alpha-1 type I chainmRNA, complete cds UNK_AA163096 AA163096 17.25 13.67 45.00 43.33 25.5025.67 0.02 mt65a03.r1 Soares mouse lymph node NbMLN Mus musculus cDNAclone 634732 5′ UNK_AA596794 AA596794 33.00 21.00 92.67 93.00 51.0061.67 0.02 vo16a05.r1 Barstead mouse myotubes MPLRB5 Mus musculus cDNAclone 1050032 5′, mRNA sequence. UNK_W90837 W90837 10.75 10.00 33.0027.33 10.00 12.00 0.05 W90837 mf78g07.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end TUBA2AA030759 14.00 10.00 40.33 44.67 23.50 27.00 0.01 AA030759 ml32e11.r1Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end COL6A1 X66405 11.25 10.33 24.67 18.00 11.5012.33 0.04 M. musculus mRNA for collagen alpha1(VI)-collagen. II X0049660.00 64.67 363.33 343.67 98.50 183.67 0.00 Mouse Ia-associatedinvariant chain (ii) mRNA fragment. C1QB M22531 11.00 11.33 58.67 64.0023.00 37.67 0.00 M22531 Mouse complement C1q B chain mRNA, complete cdsH2-EA U13648 13.50 13.67 91.67 92.33 10.00 10.00 0.01 Mus musculusdomesticus MHC class II antigen H-2E alpha precursor (allele w29) mRNA,complete cds UNK_ET62052 ET62052 10.00 10.00 101.33 94.33 10.00 10.670.07 Mus musculus immunoglobulin rearranged gamma-1 chain mRNA, partialcds. LCN2 X81627 10.00 10.00 81.67 194.33 10.00 11.33 0.06 M. musculus24p3 gene. IGH-4 M60429 10.00 10.00 79.00 83.00 10.00 10.00 0.07 MouseIg rearranged H-chain mRNA constant region. UNK_ET63039 ET63039 10.0010.00 77.33 77.67 10.00 12.33 0.05 M. musculus mRNA for variable heavychain. UNK_ET61876 ET61876 10.00 10.00 73.33 87.67 10.00 12.67 0.05 Musmusculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain IgM mRNA, antibody 452p.70,partial cds. UNK_ET61918 ET61918 10.00 10.00 72.33 64.67 10.00 10.000.08 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin light chain IgM mRNA, antibody363p.202, partial cds. C1QA X58861 10.00 10.00 66.67 86.00 12.50 20.670.02 Mouse mRNA for complement subcomponent C1Q alpha-chain. UNK_J00475J00475 10.00 10.00 59.33 59.00 10.00 10.00 0.09 Mouse germline IgH chaingene, DJC region: segment D-FL16.1 UNK_ET61788 ET61788 10.00 10.00 58.6765.33 10.00 10.33 0.06 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chainIgM mRNA, antibody 363p.197, partial cds. UNK_ET61857 ET61857 10.0010.00 57.33 66.33 10.00 10.00 0.06 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulinheavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 423p.195, partial cds. UNK_ET61660ET61660 10.00 11.00 53.33 54.67 10.00 10.00 0.07 Mus musculus clone IG2IgG anti-nucleosome heavy chain variable region mRNA, partial cds. COLA2X58251 10.00 10.00 52.67 15.67 10.00 12.33 0.22 Mouse COL1A2 mRNA forpro-alpha-2(I) collagen. VCAM1 X67783 10.00 10.00 52.00 40.00 10.0012.33 0.03 M. musculus VCAM-1 mRNA. UNK_ET61286 ET61286 10.00 10.0049.33 62.00 10.00 10.00 0.07 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavychain variable region, clone 20F4, partial cds. UNK_ET61798 ET6179810.00 10.00 49.33 70.00 10.00 10.00 0.07 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 363s.68, partial cds.UNK_ET61285 ET61285 10.00 10.00 52.00 65.33 10.00 10.00 0.05 Musmusculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region, clone 4B2,partial cds. UNK_ET61845 ET61845 10.00 10.00 43.00 48.67 10.00 10.000.08 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody384s.14, partial cds. UNK_ET61814 ET61814 10.00 10.00 41.67 54.67 10.0010.00 0.05 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA,antibody 373s.5, partial cds. UNK_ET61870 ET61870 10.00 10.00 39.3359.67 10.00 10.00 0.07 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chainIgM mRNA, antibody 452p.17, partial cds. UNK_ET62985 ET62985 10.00 11.0039.00 45.67 10.00 13.00 0.04 M. musculus mRNA (1B5) for IgA V-D-J-heavychain. COLA2 X58251 10.00 10.00 38.00 13.00 10.00 11.33 0.18 X58251Mouse COL1A2 mRNA for pro-alpha-2(I) collagen UNK_ET61854 ET61854 10.0010.00 37.00 43.33 10.00 10.00 0.06 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulinheavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 423p.107, partial cds. UNK_M35667 M3566710.00 10.00 36.67 44.33 10.00 14.00 0.02 Mouse lysozyme-binding Ig kappachain (HyHEL-10) V23-J2 region mRNA, partial cds. UNK_ET61801 ET6180110.00 10.00 36.00 49.33 10.00 10.33 0.06 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgM mRNA, antibody 373p.95, partial cds.UNK_ET61800 ET61800 10.00 10.00 35.33 64.67 10.00 10.00 0.07 Musmusculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 363s.73,partial cds. UNK_ET62188 ET62188 10.00 10.00 34.00 41.00 10.00 10.000.08 Mus musculus Ig anti-DNA heavy chain VDJ (J558) mRNA, partial cds.UNK_ET61809 ET61809 10.00 10.00 33.67 37.00 10.00 10.00 0.09 Musmusculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain IgM mRNA, antibody 373s.83,partial cds. UNK_ET61859 ET61859 10.00 10.00 33.67 41.33 10.00 10.000.06 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody423p.226, partial cds. UNK_ET61792 ET61792 10.00 10.00 33.00 56.33 10.0010.00 0.07 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA,antibody 363p.8, partial cds. UNK_ET61821 ET61821 10.00 10.00 32.3344.33 10.00 10.00 0.06 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chainIgG mRNA, antibody 373s.32, partial cds. PSMB8 L11145 10.00 10.00 31.0037.33 12.00 16.00 0.03 Mus musculus Balb/c proteasome subunit (lmp7)gene, complete cds and intergenic region. COLA1 U08020 10.00 10.00 30.0015.33 10.00 10.00 0.12 Mus musculus FVB/N collagen pro-alpha-1 type Ichain mRNA, complete cds UNK_ET61846 ET61846 10.00 10.00 28.33 37.6710.00 10.00 0.08 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain IgGmRNA, antibody 384s.15, partial cds. UNK_ET62192 ET62192 10.00 10.0027.67 34.67 10.00 10.00 0.08 Mus musculus Ig anti-DNA heavy chain VDJ(J558) mRNA, partial cds. UNK_ET61837 ET61837 10.00 10.00 27.33 36.0010.00 10.00 0.08 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain IgGmRNA, antibody 384s.73, partial cds. UNK_ET61851 ET61851 10.00 10.0027.33 49.00 10.00 10.00 0.09 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavychain IgG mRNA, antibody 423p.78, partial cds. UNK_ET61863 ET61863 10.0010.00 26.67 36.33 10.00 10.00 0.08 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulinheavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 423s.38, partial cds. UNK_ET61947 ET6194710.00 10.00 25.33 31.00 10.00 10.00 0.06 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin light chain IgG, antibody 373s.20, partial cds.UNK_ET62717 ET62717 10.00 10.00 25.33 32.67 10.00 10.00 0.08 Musmusculus anti-DNA antibody heavy chain variable region mRNA, partialcds. UNK_ET62026 ET62026 10.00 10.00 25.00 22.67 10.00 10.00 0.12 Musmusculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin light chain IgG, antibody 452s.88,partial cds. UNK_ET61937 ET61937 10.00 10.00 24.67 22.33 10.00 10.000.06 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin light chain IgM mRNA, antibody373s.70, partial cds. UNK_ET61832 ET61832 10.00 10.00 22.67 25.67 10.0010.00 0.08 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA,antibody 384p.113, partial cds. UNK_ET61955 ET61955 10.00 10.00 22.3316.33 10.00 10.00 0.20 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin light chainIgG, antibody 373s.116, partial cds. UNK_ET62112 ET62112 10.00 10.0022.33 31.67 10.00 10.00 0.06 Mus musculus J558+ IgM heavy chain mRNA,partial cds. UNK_ET62725 ET62725 10.00 11.00 81.33 92.00 10.00 14.330.04 Mus musculus anti-DNA antibody heavy chain variable region mRNA,partial cds. UNK_ET62707 ET62707 10.00 10.00 25.67 24.33 10.00 10.000.12 Mus musculus anti-DNA antibody heavy chain variable region mRNA,partial cds. UNK_ET62705 ET62705 10.00 10.00 65.00 80.00 10.00 12.000.05 Mus musculus anti-DNA antibody heavy chain variable region mRNA,partial cds. UNK_ET62459 ET62459 10.00 10.00 20.33 22.00 10.00 10.000.10 Mus musculus Ig light chain Fv fragment specific for humanapolipoprotein A-I, mRNA, partial cds. UNK_ET62422 ET62422 10.00 10.0022.00 24.67 10.00 10.00 0.09 Mus musculus type II collagen antibodyheavy chain variable region mRNA, partial cds. UNK_ET62199 ET62199 10.0010.00 46.00 63.33 10.00 13.00 0.05 Mus musculus Ig anti-DNA light chain(Vk4/5) mRNA, partial cds. UNK_ET62191 ET62191 10.00 10.33 58.67 67.0010.00 12.00 0.05 Mus musculus Ig anti-DNA heavy chain VDJ (J558) mRNA,partial cds. UNK_ET62039 ET62039 10.00 10.00 46.33 52.67 10.00 13.330.04 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin light chain IgG, antibody452s.61, partial cds. UNK_ET62023 ET62023 10.00 10.00 20.00 18.67 10.0010.00 0.11 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin light chain IgG,antibody 452s.36, partial cds. UNK_ET62015 ET62015 10.00 10.00 20.0030.67 10.00 10.00 0.08 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin light chainIgG, antibody 452p.151, partial cds. UNK_ET61984 ET61984 10.00 10.3333.33 55.33 10.00 11.00 0.05 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin lightchain IgG, antibody 423p.195, partial cds. UNK_ET61976 ET61976 10.0010.00 29.67 30.33 10.00 10.00 0.03 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulinlight chain IgG, antibody 384s.89, partial cds. UNK_ET61970 ET6197010.00 12.67 33.67 51.67 10.00 12.33 0.02 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin light chain IgG, antibody 384s.63, partial cds.UNK_ET61965 ET61965 10.00 10.00 20.67 26.67 10.00 10.00 0.08 Musmusculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin light chain IgG, antibody 384s.80,partial cds. UNK_ET61957 ET61957 10.75 16.00 73.00 110.67 10.00 15.670.03 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin light chain IgG, antibody384p.41, partial cds. UNK_ET61942 ET61942 10.00 13.33 77.67 106.00 10.0014.33 0.04 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin light chain IgG,antibody 373s.51, partial cds. UNK_ET61925 ET61925 10.00 10.33 65.6773.67 10.00 14.33 0.03 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin light chainIgG, antibody 363s.71, partial cds. UNK_ET61921 ET61921 10.00 12.6733.67 42.00 10.00 13.33 0.02 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin lightchain IgG, antibody 363p.8, partial cds. UNK_ET61919 ET61919 10.00 10.0030.33 39.33 10.00 10.00 0.06 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin lightchain IgM mRNA, antibody 363s.57, partial cds. UNK_ET61916 ET61916 10.0016.00 44.67 53.67 10.00 14.00 0.05 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulinlight chain IgM mRNA, antibody 363p.193, partial cds. UNK_ET61909ET61909 10.00 10.00 31.67 41.00 10.00 10.00 0.07 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 452s.43, partial cds.UNK_ET61908 ET61908 10.00 10.00 49.00 52.00 10.00 10.00 0.09 Musmusculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 452s.5,partial cds. UNK_ET61885 ET61885 10.00 11.00 66.33 83.67 10.00 10.000.05 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody452p.33, partial cds. UNK_ET61874 ET61874 10.00 10.00 21.67 32.00 10.0010.00 0.05 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain IgM mRNA,antibody 452p.71m, partial cds. UNK_ET61873 ET61873 10.00 10.00 31.0034.67 10.00 10.00 0.09 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chainIgM mRNA, antibody 452p.53, partial cds. UNK_ET61871 ET61871 10.00 10.0020.67 36.67 10.00 10.00 0.07 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavychain IgM mRNA, antibody 452p.18, partial cds. UNK_ET61855 ET61855 10.0010.00 46.67 51.33 10.00 10.00 0.06 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulinheavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 423p.135, partial cds. UNK_ET61853ET61853 10.00 10.33 48.00 53.00 10.00 10.00 0.06 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 423p.83, partial cds.UNK_ET61841 ET61841 10.00 10.67 28.33 46.33 10.00 10.00 0.05 Musmusculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 384s.17,partial cds. UNK_ET61839 ET61839 10.00 10.33 68.33 90.33 10.00 10.670.03 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody384s.95, partial cds. UNK_ET61838 ET61838 10.00 10.00 20.33 30.33 10.0010.00 0.08 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA,antibody 384s.80, partial cds. UNK_ET61833 ET61833 10.00 17.67 96.67118.67 10.00 13.00 0.05 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chainIgG mRNA, antibody 384p.20, partial cds. UNK_ET61815 ET61815 10.00 10.6781.00 92.00 10.00 14.67 0.04 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavychain IgG mRNA, antibody 373s.51, partial cds. UNK_ET61810 ET61810 10.0010.00 39.33 55.67 10.00 10.00 0.04 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulinheavy chain IgM mRNA, antibody 373s.70, partial cds. UNK_ET61802 ET6180210.75 14.33 22.00 37.33 10.50 10.00 0.02 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgM mRNA, antibody 373p.72, partial cds.UNK_ET61791 ET61791 10.00 10.00 21.00 31.87 10.00 10.00 0.08 Musmusculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 363p.24,partial cds. UNK_ET61785 ET61785 10.00 10.00 85.33 92.67 10.00 15.670.04 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain IgM mRNA, antibody363p.168, partial cds. UNK_ET61783 ET61783 10.00 10.67 63.33 62.67 10.0010.00 0.06 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain IgM mRNA,antibody 363p.138, partial cds. UNK_ET61753 ET61753 10.00 10.00 25.6727.00 10.00 10.00 0.09 Mus musculus Ig 10B7.A1 heavy chain mRNA,specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. UNK_ET61296 ET6129610.00 10.67 33.33 46.00 10.00 14.00 0.05 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin light chain variable region, clone 22F8, partial cds.UNK_ET61288 ET61288 10.00 10.00 23.00 37.67 10.00 10.00 0.06 Musmusculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region, clone22F8, partial cds. UNK_ET61287 ET61287 10.00 10.00 44.33 52.67 10.0010.00 0.06 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin heavy chain variableregion, clone 8D8, partial cds. UNK_AA244836 AA244836 10.00 10.00 37.0060.33 10.00 10.00 0.02 mx25h11.r1 Soares mouse NML Mus musculus cDNAclone 681285 5′ similar to gb: X02415_ma3 FIBRINOGEN GAMMA-A CHAINPRECURSOR (HUMAN); C1QC X66295 10.25 14.00 57.00 64.00 14.00 22.00 0.01M. musculus mRNA for C1q C-chain. C1QB X16874 10.00 10.00 47.00 50.3315.00 19.33 0.01 Mouse mRNA for complement protein C1q B-chain. C1NHY10386 37.00 37.00 94.00 63.33 42.50 60.00 0.03 M. musculus mRNA for C1inhibitor. UNK_ET61662 ET61662 10.00 10.00 21.33 23.67 10.00 10.00 0.09Mus musculus clone 4F7 IgG anti-nucleosome heavy chain variable regionmRNA, partial cds. UNK_AA238483 AA238483 13.00 15.00 31.33 34.33 26.0035.00 0.02 mx94f04.r1 Soares mouse NML Mus musculus cDNA clone 694015 5′similar to TR: G806566 G806566 SM PROTEIN G.; UNK_AA184116 AA18411611.75 11.00 28.00 37.00 10.00 11.00 0.02 mt22f04.r1 Soares mouse 3NbMSMus musculus cDNA clone 621823 5′ UNK_AA011784 AA011784 17.50 16.0067.67 60.00 25.50 30.00 0.02 AA011784 mg92b08.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′end TUBB5 W12548 16.25 15.67 52.00 53.33 11.00 15.67 0.00 W12548ma59d04.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end TUBB5 X04663 21.75 22.00 55.3360.67 21.50 23.00 0.00 X04663 Mouse mRNA for beta-tubulin (isotype Mbeta5) TUBB5 X04663 19.75 18.33 60.67 57.33 20.00 20.67 0.00 Mouse mRNA forbeta-tubulin (isotype Mbeta 5). TPM2 M22479 20.00 17.33 60.00 63.3323.00 32.00 0.02 Mouse tropomyosin isoform 2 mRNA, complete cds TLNX56123 10.00 10.00 28.00 11.00 13.50 15.67 0.23 Mouse mRNA for talin.UNK_Z22111 Z22111 10.00 10.00 43.67 58.67 10.00 10.00 0.07 Z22111 M.domesticus IgG variable region UNK_M86751 M86751 10.00 13.00 30.00 66.6710.00 11.00 0.07 Mouse Ig L-chain gene variable region, complete cds.PTMB4 W41883 83.75 78.33 272.00 194.67 180.00 200.67 0.00 W41883mc64g08.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end SPI6 AA108054 10.00 10.00 23.3328.67 11.00 16.67 0.02 mp09d07.r1 Life Tech mouse embryo 8 5dpc 10664019Mus musculus cDNA clone 568717 5′ SPI3 U25844 10.75 10.00 25.67 45.3314.00 21.00 0.05 Mus musculus serine proteinase inhibitor (SPI3) mRSPI2-1 M64085 10.00 12.67 20.67 28.33 10.00 13.00 0.03 M64085 Mouse spi2proteinase inhibitor (spi2/eb1) mRNA, 3′ end MKI67 X82786 10.00 10.0021.33 19.00 10.00 10.00 0.03 M. musculus mRNA for KI-67. LCN2 W1316610.00 10.00 70.00 192.33 10.00 10.00 0.08 W13166 ma93f11.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end H2-DMB1 X62743 10.25 11.00 20.33 22.67 10.50 12.33 0.01 M.musculus Mb mRNA. H2-D M69069 10.00 10.00 21.00 27.67 10.00 10.00 0.05Mus musculus mRNA, complete cds H2-AA K01923 50.00 50.33 187.67 177.3358.00 84.67 0.00 K01923 Mouse MHC class II H2-IA-alpha gene (dhaplotype) mRNA, complete cds H2-AA K01923 38.50 41.00 152.33 172.0032.50 63.00 0.01 Mouse MHC class II H2-IA-alpha gene (d haplotype) mRNA,complete cds FBN1 L29454 10.00 10.00 20.33 14.67 10.00 10.00 0.11 Mousefibrillin (Fbn-1) mRNA, complete cds ACTVS X13297 37.00 30.67 148.6755.67 65.00 52.67 0.11 Mouse mRNA for vascular smooth musclealpha-actin. ACTG2 U20365 13.00 18.00 26.33 27.67 11.00 10.00 0.03 Musmusculus smooth muscle gamma-actin gene ACTC1 AA117701 10.75 10.67 22.3319.67 12.50 10.00 0.02 AA117701 mo64d03.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end

TABLE 3 Genes Increased in Disease Untreated Untreated UntreatedUntreated Accession @ 12 wks @ 25 wks @ 36 wks @ 42 wks Gene name numberDescription of age of age of age of age ACTC1 AA117701 mo64d03.r1 Musmusculus cDNA, 5′ end 10.75 10.67 22.33 19.67 ADAMTS1 D67076 Mouse mRNAfor secretory protein containing 10.00 10.00 36.00 46.33 thrombospondinmotifs, complete cds. ANXA1 X07486 Mouse mRNA for lipocortin I. 15.0012.67 36.00 42.67 ANXA2 M14044 Mouse calpactin I heavy chain (p36) mRNA,complete cds 22.00 17.33 139.67 159.00 ANXA2 D10024 Mouse mRNA forprotein-tyrosine kinase substrate p36 20.50 18.00 105.67 106.00(calpactin I heavy chain), complete cds ANXA5 W98864 mg11h11.r1 Musmusculus cDNA, 5′ end 12.00 15.00 29.33 30.33 ARG2 AF032466 Mus musculusarginase II mRNA, complete cds. 10.25 10.33 21.33 36.00 ATOX1 AF004591Mus musculus copper transport protein Atox1 (ATOX1) 44.25 41.33 90.0094.33 mRNA, complete cds. C1NH Y10386 M. musculus mRNA for C1 inhibitor.37.00 37.00 94.00 63.33 CD14 X13333 Mouse CD14 mRNA for myelidcell-specific leucine-rich 25.50 28.67 89.33 95.33 glycoprotein. CD52M55561 Mouse phosphatidylinositol-linked antigen (pB7) mR 10.00 10.0031.33 34.00 CD68 AB009287 Mus musculus gene for Macrosialin, completecds. 10.00 11.33 23.33 29.00 CD72 J04170 Mouse B-cell differentiationantigen Lyb-2.1 protein, complete cds 10.00 10.00 22.67 36.33 CEBPBX62600 M. musculus mRNA for C/EBP beta. 10.00 10.00 22.33 27.33 CLDN4AB000713 Mus musculus mCPE-R mRNA for CPE-receptor, complete cds. 16.0013.33 48.67 107.33 CNN2 Z19543 M. musculus h2-calponin cDNA 15.25 16.6734.33 35.33 CRIP M13018 Mouse cysteine-rich intestinal protein (CRIP)mRNA, 10.00 10.67 49.33 55.33 complete cds CSTB U59807 Mus musculuscystatin B (Stfb) gene, complete cds. 14.50 15.33 68.00 71.67 CTGFM70642 Mouse FISP-12 protein (fisp-12) mRNA, complete cds 19.50 20.0083.00 79.33 CTSC U89269 Mus musculus preprodipeptidyl peptidase I mRNA,complete cds. 16.50 12.33 54.00 71.67 CTSC AA144887 mr11d06.r1 Musmusculus cDNA, 5′ end 10.00 10.00 26.33 27.67 CTSS AA089333 mo60e02.r1Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 10.00 10.00 45.33 41.67 CTSS AA146437mr05a08.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 10.00 10.00 42.67 53.00 D12ERTD647EAA120109 mq09a11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 26.50 27.67 79.00 82.33D14ERTD310E C80103 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone10.00 10.00 31.67 36.67 J0076E08 3′, mRNA sequence. D16WSU103E AA674986vq57g08.r1 Barstead mouse proximal colon MPLRB6 Mus 11.75 10.00 37.6721.67 musculus cDNA clone 1106462 5′, mRNA sequence. D17H6S56E-5 U69488Mus musculus viral envelope like protein (G7e) gene, 10.00 10.00 22.3335.67 complete cds D5WSU111E AA638539 vo54d12.r1 Barstead mouseirradiated colon MPLRB7 Mus 11.25 10.33 47.33 63.33 musculus cDNA clone1053719 5′, mRNA sequence. D7ERTD237E AA666918 vq87c07.r1 Knowles Soltermouse blastocyst B3 Mus 11.75 10.00 25.33 31.33 musculus cDNA clone1109292 5′, mRNA sequence. DIPP AA028770 mi15h02.r1 Soares mousep3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA 36.50 45.00 81.33 101.00 clone 463635 5′ENTPD2 W10995 ma41d10.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA 11.0017.00 23.00 22.67 clone 313267 5′, mRNA sequence. FARP- AA059883mj76a06.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA 10.50 10.00 21.3323.67 PENDING clone 482002 5′ FBXO6B AA451220 vf83b09.r1 Soares mousemammary gland NbMMG Mus 10.00 12.00 22.00 28.33 musculus cDNA clone850361 5′ similar to WP: C14B1.3 CE00900; FSTL M91380 Mus musculusTGF-beta-inducible protein (TSC-36) mRNA, 10.00 10.00 20.00 13.00complete cds FXYD5 U72680 Mus musculus ion channel homolog RIC mRNA,complete 10.25 10.00 31.00 29.67 cds. GNB1 U29055 Mus musculus G proteinbeta 36 subunit mRNA, compl 11.75 11.33 28.33 37.33 GRN M86736 Mouseacrogranin mRNA, complete cds 56.25 51.67 129.00 159.67 HMOX1 M33203Mouse tumor-induced 32 kD protein (p32) mRNA, complete 10.00 10.00 20.0028.33 cds HN1 U90123 Mus musculus HN1 (Hn1) mRNA, complete cds. 10.0010.00 23.67 25.00 HSP25 L07577 Mus musculus small heat shock protein(HSP25) gene 31.75 35.00 131.67 191.00 IFIT3 L32974 Mouseinterferon-inducible protein homologue mRNA, 13.75 10.00 29.00 33.00complete cds IRF7 U73037 Mus musculus interferon regulatory factor 7(mirf7) mRNA, 10.00 10.67 27.33 33.33 complete cds ITGB4BP AA122622 Bintegrin interactor homolog 11.25 10.00 25.33 16.33 JUN W09701ma56e02.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 16.25 16.33 32.33 32.67 KRT2-8D90360 Mouse gene for cytokeratin endo A 19.50 18.00 49.00 92.67 LAPTM5U29539 Mus musculus retinoic acid-inducible E3 protein mR 10.25 11.0027.33 34.00 LCN2 X81627 M. musculus 24p3 gene. 10.00 10.00 81.67 194.33LGALS3 W10936 ma03e09.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 10.00 10.00 27.3328.33 LOC56722 AA542220 TBX1 protein (novel) 14.50 11.33 42.67 64.33LST1 U72643 Mus musculus lymphocyte specific transcript (LST) mRNA,11.00 13.00 29.33 29.67 partial cds. LYN M57696 Mouse lyn A proteintyrosine kinase (lynA) mRNA, complete 14.25 13.67 30.00 43.33 cds MAPK1AA104744 MAP kinase 10.00 10.00 28.67 23.00 MGLAP D00613 Mouse mRNA formatrix Gla protein (MGP) 47.75 44.33 249.67 132.33 MKI67 X82786 M.musculus mRNA for Ki-67. 10.00 10.00 21.33 19.00 MLP AA245242 mw28h11.r1Soares mouse 3NME12 5 Mus musculus cDNA 11.25 11.00 31.00 32.33 clone672069 5′ similar to gb: X61399 Mouse F52 mRNA for a novel protein(MOUSE); MPEG1 L20315 Mus musculus MPS1 gene and mRNA, 3′ end 10.0010.00 30.00 37.67 NFKBIA U36277 Mus musculus I-kappa B alpha chain mRNA,complete cds 14.75 17.67 44.00 42.00 OAS1A M33863 Mouse 2′-5′ oligo Asynthetase mRNA, complete cds. 11.50 10.00 25.00 28.33 P21ARC AA408672EST03133 Mouse 7.5 dpc embryo ectoplacental cone cDNA 39.25 36.00 80.0075.67 library Mus musculus cDNA clone C0031D07 3′ PEA15 AA108330mp28b03.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 11.50 10.00 40.00 51.33 PRG X16133Mouse mRNA for mastocytoma proteoglycan core protein, 18.25 14.00 51.3343.67 serglycin. PSMB8 U22031 Mus musculus 20S proteasome subunit Lmp7(Lmp7d allele) 10.25 10.00 41.33 38.67 mRNA, complete cds PSME2 D87910Mus musculus mRNA for PA28 beta subunit, complete cds. 21.75 24.67 64.0074.00 PTMB4 W41883 mc64g08.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 83.75 78.33272.00 194.67 PTPN1 U24700 Mus musculus protein tyrosine phosphatase(HA2) mR 10.00 11.67 22.00 42.33 RAC2 X53247 M. musculus EN-7 mRNA.13.00 17.67 59.67 59.67 RBM3 AA538285 vj03d05.r1 Barstead mouse pooledorgans MPLRB4 Mus 13.50 10.67 42.00 82.33 musculus cDNA clone 920649 5′similar to TR: G881954 G881954 RNPL.; RGS2 U67187 Mus musculus G proteinsignaling regulator RGS2 (rgs2) 10.00 14.67 24.33 41.33 mRNA, completecds. RPL13A AA408475 EST02956 Mouse 7.5 dpc embryo ectoplacental conecDNA 11.00 11.33 24.33 21.67 library Mus musculus cDNA clone C0028E123′, mRNA sequence. RRAS M21019 Mouse R-ras mRNA, complete cds 16.0012.00 43.33 53.33 RRAS W41501 mc43d11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 10.2510.00 21.67 25.67 RRM2 C81593 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculuscDNA clone 10.00 10.00 23.00 17.67 J0101H11 3′ similar to Mouseribonucleotide reductase M2 subunit mRNA, mRNA sequence. SCYA19 AA137292mq98h01.r1 Soares mouse 3NbMS Mus musculus cDNA 16.25 22.00 32.33 46.67clone 596017 5′ SCYA5 U02298 Mus musculus NIH 3T3 chemokine rantes(Scya5) gene, 10.00 10.00 22.33 13.67 complete cds SCYD1 U92565 Musmusculus fractalkine mRNA, complete cds. 11.50 10.00 30.33 25.67 SLC20A1M73696 Murine Glvr-1 mRNA, complete cds 10.00 10.00 20.67 31.67 SLPIU73004 Mus musculus secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor mRNA, 10.0010.00 24.00 26.67 complete cds. SNRPD1 M58558 Murine sm D small nuclearribonucleoprotein sequence. 10.00 10.33 20.33 24.33 SPI2-1 M64085 Mousespi2 proteinase inhibitor (spi2/eb1) mRNA, 3 10.00 12.67 20.67 28.33SPI6 AA108054 mp09d07.r1 Life Tech mouse embryo 8 5dpc 10664019 Mus10.00 10.00 23.33 28.67 musculus cDNA clone 568717 5′ STAT3 U06922 Musmusculus signal transducer and activator of transcription 42.25 37.6799.33 152.33 (Stat3) mRNA, complete cds STAT3 AA396029 vb41e05.r1 Soaresmouse lymph node NbMLN Mus 10.00 10.00 20.67 34.00 musculus cDNA clone751520 5′ STK2 AA108677 mp39a05.r1 Barstead MPLRB1 Mus musculus cDNAclone 10.00 11.00 21.00 24.33 571568 5′ TGTP L38444 Mus musculus (cloneU2) T-cell specific protein mRNA, 10.00 10.00 20.00 20.33 complete cdsTLN X56123 Mouse mRNA for talin 10.00 10.00 28.00 11.00 UNK_AA011784AA011784 mg92b08.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 17.50 16.00 67.67 60.00UNK_AA023491 AA023491 mh74e11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 10.00 10.0038.33 20.33 UNK_AA030688 AA030688 mi22g02.r1 Soares mouse embryoNbME13.5 14.5 Mus 10.25 10.00 25.67 36.33 musculus cDNA clone 464306 5′UNK_AA087673 AA087673 mm27b09.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 10.00 22.3381.67 245.33 UNK_AA104688 AA104688 mo55c10.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end10.00 10.00 42.67 27.33 UNK_AA107847 AA107847 mo49d08.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end 10.00 10.00 34.67 16.00 UNK_AA109909 AA109909 mp10d09.r1Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 10.00 10.00 28.67 17.00 UNK_AA163096 AA163096mt65a03.r1 Soares mouse lymph node NbMLN Mus 17.25 13.67 45.00 43.33musculus cDNA clone 634732 5′ UNK_AA172851 AA172851 mr31f05.r1 Soaresmouse 3NbMS Mus musculus cDNA 10.00 11.33 21.67 58.33 clone 599073 5′UNK_AA174883 AA174883 ms77e07.r1 Soares mouse 3NbMS Mus musculus cDNA25.00 32.00 65.67 109.67 clone 617604 5′ UNK_AA184116 AA184116mt22f04.r1 Soares mouse 3NbMS Mus musculus cDNA 11.75 11.00 28.00 37.00clone 621823 5′ UNK_AA210359 AA210359 mu72h03.r1 Soares mouse lymph nodeNbMLN Mus 13.00 11.00 29.33 37.33 musculus cDNA clone 644981 5′UNK_AA238483 AA238483 mx94f04.r1 Soares mouse NML Mus musculus cDNAclone 13.00 15.00 31.33 34.33 694015 5′ similar to TR: G806566 G806566SM PROTEIN G.; UNK_AA538477 AA538477 vj53e12.r1 Knowles Solter mouseblastocyst B1 Mus 11.00 11.67 22.67 42.67 musculus cDNA clone 932782 5′UNK_AA562685 AA562685 vl56h09.r1 Stratagene mouse skin (#937313) Musmusculus 11.50 10.00 58.33 28.67 cDNA clone 976289 5′ similar to gb:X06753 Mouse pro- alpha1 (MOUSE); UNK_AA606926 AA606926 vm91d04.r1Knowles Solter mouse blastocyst B1 Mus 15.25 10.33 35.00 46.00 musculuscDNA clone 1005607 5′ similar to TR: G497940 G497940 MAJOR VAULTPROTEIN.;, mRNA sequence. UNK_AA616243 AA616243 vo50d04.r1 Barsteadmouse irradiated colon MPLRB7 Mus 10.00 10.00 21.33 37.67 musculus cDNAclone 1053319 5′, mRNA sequence. UNK_AA690738 AA690738 vu57b03.r1 Soaresmouse mammary gland NbMMG Mus 15.50 12.00 36.33 49.67 musculus cDNAclone 1195469 5′, mRNA sequence. UNK_AA710451 AA710451 vt42f07.r1Barstead mouse proximal colon MPLRB6 Mus 10.00 10.00 46.33 31.67musculus cDNA clone 1165765 5′, mRNA sequence. UNK_AC002397 AC002397Mouse chromosome 6 BAC-284H12 (Research Genetics 10.00 13.00 25.00 33.33mouse BAC library) complete sequence. UNK_C76523 C76523 Mouse 3.5-dpcblastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone 11.50 10.00 30.67 40.33 J0012E073′, mRNA sequence. UNK_C76523 C76523 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Musmusculus cDNA clone 10.00 10.00 23.00 19.67 J0012E07 3′, mRNA sequence.UNK_C77861 C77861 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone16.50 13.33 35.67 42.67 J0038G08 3′ similar to Rattus norvegicus majorvault protein mRNA, mRNA sequence. UNK_C80574 C80574 Mouse 3.5-dpcblastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone 28.00 21.67 60.67 83.00 J0084D043′ similar to Human clone 23665 mRNA sequence. UNK_ET61420 ET61420 Musmusculus anti-glycoprotein-B of human Cytomegalovirus 10.00 10.00 65.6786.33 immunoglobulin Vh chain gene, partial cds. UNK_ET63106 ET63106 M.musculus mRNA for immunoglobulin heavy chain variable 10.00 10.00 22.3332.67 region, isolate 205. UNK_ET63126 ET63126 M. musculus mRNA for antifolate binding protein, MOv19 10.00 11.67 30.00 40.33 Vkappa. UNK_W08057W08057 mb37e05.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 10.00 11.00 48.00 59.00UNK_W11156 W11156 ma74d01.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA27.75 31.00 57.67 51.33 clone 316417 5′ similar to gb: J03909GAMMA-INTERFERON- INDUCIBLE PROTEIN IP-30 PRECURSOR (HUMAN);, mRNAsequence. UNK_W20873 W20873 mb92c11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 10.0010.00 32.00 34.67 UNK_W29429 W29429 mb99d03.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end10.00 13.33 33.67 29.33 UNK_W48951 W48951 md24g11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA,5′ end 10.00 10.00 20.00 10.00 UNK_W50888 W50888 ma23e03.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end 12.00 21.67 24.67 27.67 UNK_W50898 W50898 ma23g03.r1 Musmusculus cDNA, 5′ end 15.75 18.67 40.33 31.67 UNK_W57485 W57485ma34h02.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 10.00 10.00 23.67 21.33 UNK_W90837W90837 mf78g07.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 10.75 10.00 33.00 27.33UNK_X52622 X52622 Mouse IN gene for the integrase of an endogenousretrovirus 10.25 10.00 20.33 57.00 VCP W12941 ma89d07.r1 Soares mousep3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA 31.00 27.33 121.33 91.00 clone 317869 5′similar to gb: X57352 INTERFERON- INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 1-8U (HUMAN);, mRNAsequence. YWHAH D87661 House mouse; Musculus domesticus mRNA for 14-3-3eta, 10.50 10.00 22.00 27.33 complete cds ACINUS- AA444568 vf79g11.r1Soares mouse mammary gland NbMMG Mus 10.00 17.33 21.67 33.00 PENDINGmusculus cDNA clone 850052 5′ APOE AA048604 mj32g02.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end 70.75 86.33 236.67 301.33 ARHC X80638 M. musculus rhoCmRNA. 47.00 43.33 104.67 147.33 BGN L20276 Mouse biglycan (Bgn) mRNA,complete cds 71.25 54.67 169.33 134.33 CAPPB1 U10406 Mus musculuscapping protein beta-subunit isoform 35.75 37.00 72.67 90.33 CCR4 X04120M. musculus intracisternal A-particle IAP-IL3 genome deleted 50.00 72.33112.33 134.67 type I element inserted 5′ to the interleukin-3 gene.CD36L2 AB008553 Mus musculus mRNA for mLGP85/LIMP II, complete cds.10.25 12.67 21.00 21.00 CFL1 D00472 Mouse mRNA for cofilin, complete cdsand flanks 28.25 37.67 81.00 108.33 CLU L08235 Mus musculus clusterinmRNA, complete cds 163.25 115.00 415.33 608.00 CP U49430 Mus musculusceruloplasmin mRNA, complete cds 20.50 15.67 69.00 157.67 D11ERTD172EAA014563 mi67c05.r1 Soares mouse embryo NbME13.5 14.5 Mus 38.25 47.0077.33 101.67 musculus cDNA clone 468584 5′. D12ERTD647E AA711625vu31g07.r1 Stratagene mouse Tcell 937311 Mus musculus 102.00 109.67317.67 430.00 cDNA clone 1193052 5′ similar to SW: INI7_HUMAN P40305INTERFERON-ALPHA INDUCED 11.5 KD PROTEIN;, mRNA sequence. D17WSU91EAA727845 vp33f01.r1 Barstead mouse proximal colon MPLRB6 Mus 84.50 80.33189.67 262.00 musculus cDNA clone 1078489 5′, mRNA sequence. D4WSU27EAA409826 EST01599 Mouse 7.5 dpc embryo ectoplacental cone cDNA 34.5020.67 78.00 105.00 library Mus musculus cDNA clone C0012A02 3′, mRNAsequence. EEF2 W98531 elongation factor 2 (ef-2) 11.50 20.67 35.00 37.33FKBP5 U36220 Mus musculus FK506 binding protein 51 mRNA, complete 14.2524.33 28.33 60.33 cds FTH W18308 mb68h11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end331.75 595.00 695.33 621.33 GAS5 X59728 M. musculus mRNA for gas5 growtharrest specific protein 14.00 19.00 36.33 45.33 GP49A M65027 Mouse cellsurface antigen gp49 mRNA, complete cds 14.00 18.67 28.33 32.00 HZF-AA038775 mi95f04.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA 13.75 24.3343.00 45.00 PENDING clone 474367 5′ similar to gb: U27830 Mus musculusextendin mRNA, complete cds (MOUSE); IRF1 M21065 Mouse interferonregulatory factor 1 mRNA, complete cds 12.00 15.00 40.67 43.67 JUND1X15358 Mouse mRNA for junD proto-oncogene. 53.75 73.00 109.33 135.00KCNJ11 D50581 Mouse mRNA for inward rectifier K+ channel 10.50 14.6723.00 31.00 KLF2 U25096 Mus musculus Kruppel-like factor LKLF mRNA,complete cds 10.00 12.67 26.67 33.33 KPNA2 C79184 nuclear pore-targetingcomplex, mRNA sequence. 33.75 41.33 101.33 109.00 L1MD-TF14 D84391 MouseL1 repetitive element, complete sequence. 14.00 36.67 43.33 53.33 LGALS1X66532 M. musculus mRNA for L14 lectin. 34.75 46.67 190.33 133.67 LGALS1W13002 mb21e10.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 26.00 30.33 151.67 101.67LGALS3 X16834 Mouse mRNA for Mac-2 antigen 29.00 36.67 116.67 134.00LY6E U04268 Mus musculus C57BL/6 Sca-2 precursor mRNA, complete 91.0082.67 362.67 585.67 cds. LY6E AA000467 mg36a03.r1 Soares mouse embryoNbME13.5 14.5 Mus 26.75 54.67 73.00 90.00 musculus cDNA clone 425836 5′.MDK M35833 Mouse retinoic acid-responsive protein (MK) mRNA, 33.25 42.33105.67 112.00 complete cds MDK M34094 Mouse retinoic acid-responsiveprotein (MK) gene, complete 30.25 38.00 90.67 49.67 cds MFAP2 L23769Mouse microfibril-associated glycoprotein (Magp) mRNA, 10.50 11.00 21.6716.67 complete cds MT2 AA109597 metallothione 2 24.25 86.33 69.00 84.33PEA15 L31958 Mus musculus (clone: pMAT1) mRNA, complete cds 34.25 16.6777.67 111.33 PPICAP X67809 M. musculus mama mRNA. 15.25 10.00 78.0084.00 PSMA3 C80757 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone12.25 18.33 27.00 29.67 J0087G04 3′ similar to Rat mRNA for proteasomesubunit RC8, mRNA sequence. PSMA4 AA008321 mg75a06.r1 Soares mouseembryo NbME13.5 14.5 Mus 41.50 71.67 88.00 89.00 musculus cDNA clone438802 5′ similar to gb: D00763 PROTEASOME COMPONENT C9 (HUMAN);. RAB11AD50500 Mouse mRNA for Rab 11, partial sequence. 18.00 22.33 41.67 49.00RBPSUH C77421 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone88.25 81.00 197.00 306.00 J0030G04 3′ similar to Mouse B10.VL30LTR gene,5′ flank, mRNA sequence. RPL22 D17653 Mouse mRNA for HBp15/L22, completecds 71.50 73.33 147.33 171.67 S100A10 M16465 Mouse calpactin I lightchain (p11) mRNA, complete cds 40.00 29.67 96.67 137.67 S100A11 U41341Mus musculus endothelial monocyte-activating polypeptide I 24.25 24.67120.67 171.33 mRNA, complete cds. S100A4 D00208 Mouse pEL98 protein mRNAwhich is enhanced in 14.50 19.33 35.33 38.33 established cells,Balb/c373 S100A6 M37761 Mouse calcyclin mRNA, complete cds 21.50 33.33161.67 178.00 S100A6 X66449 M. musculus mRNA for calcyclin 10.00 10.0023.67 34.00 SEC61G U11027 Mus musculus C57BL/6J Sec61 protein complexgamma 37.00 42.00 75.67 96.33 subunit mRNA, complete cds SEPW1 AF015284Mus musculus selenoprotein W (mSelW) mRNA, complete 24.75 26.33 50.6765.00 cds. SPRR1A X91824 M. musculus mRNA for SPRR1a protein. 11.2511.33 68.67 40.67 STAT5A U21103 Mus musculus mammary gland factor(Stat5a) mRNA, c 10.75 20.33 26.33 32.67 TAGLN L41154 Mus musculus SM22alpha mRNA, complete cds 20.50 20.33 79.67 50.67 TGFB1I4 X62940 M.musculus TSC-22 mRNA. 137.50 123.67 306.33 424.33 UCP2 U69135 Musmusculus UCP2 mRNA, complete cds.) 14.50 15.33 75.33 148.33 UNK_AA000380AA000380 mg24e05.r1 Soares mouse embryo NbME13.5 14.5 Mus 28.00 40.0063.00 72.00 musculus cDNA clone 424736 5′. UNK_AA002653 AA002653mg38h07.r1 Soares mouse embryo NbME13.5 14.5 Mus 12.25 19.67 31.67 40.00musculus cDNA clone 426109 5′. UNK_AA004011 AA004011 mg80f01.r1 Soaresmouse embryo NbME13.5 14.5 Mus 10.00 16.67 20.67 24.33 musculus cDNAclone 439321 5′. UNK_AA028657 AA028657 mi14h12.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5Mus musculus cDNA 28.75 37.67 59.33 79.00 clone 463559 5′ UNK_AA038347AA038347 mi84d05.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 10.50 12.33 38.33 37.67UNK_AA038511 AA038511 mi85h01.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 28.50 41.33113.00 116.67 UNK_AA068158 AA068158 mm56e10.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end26.25 29.67 81.00 71.67 UNK_AA097626 AA097626 mo08g01.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end 29.50 73.67 176.33 409.33 UNK_AA168865 AA168865 ms38c08.r1Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 11.25 15.33 35.67 37.33 UNK_AA184455 AA184455mt58c09.r1 Soares 2NbMT Mus musculus cDNA clone 10.00 13.67 21.00 25.33634096 5′ UNK_AA617093 AA617093 vi21f09.r1 Barstead mouse proximal colonMPLRB6 Mus 10.75 16.67 21.33 39.33 musculus cDNA clone 904457 5′, mRNAsequence. UNK_AA711130 AA711130 vt56c05.r2 Barstead mouse irradiatedcolon MPLRB7 Mus 149.75 166.33 321.33 525.33 musculus cDNA clone 11670805′, mRNA sequence. UNK_C76162 C76162 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Musmusculus cDNA clone 11.50 35.00 42.33 48.67 J0004G06 3′ similar to Ratinsulin-I (ins-1) gene, mRNA sequence. UNK_C77514 C77514 Mouse 3.5-dpcblastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone 90.75 112.33 190.67 223.67J0032G04 3′ similar to Rat G protein gamma-5 subunit, mRNA sequence.UNK_C78546 C78546 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone40.25 40.67 87.33 103.67 J0051B02 3′ similar to moesin homolog [mice,teratocarcinoma F9 cells, mRNA, mRNA sequence. UNK_M26005 M26005 Mouseendogenous retrovirus truncated gag protein, 12.25 24.00 61.67 128.00complete cds, clone del env-1 3.1 UNK_M29325 M29325 Mouse L1Md-9repetitive sequence (EXTRACTED 3′UTR) 13.75 39.67 36.67 38.00 UNK_N28179N28179 MDB1515 Mouse brain, Stratagene Mus musculus cDNA 12.75 27.6732.33 49.33 3′end. UNK_R74638 R74638 MDB0793 Mouse brain, Stratagene Musmusculus cDNA 13.00 27.00 27.00 37.33 3′end. UNK_W11954 W11954ma79e11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 12.75 20.33 30.67 34.67 UNK_W18503W18503 mb88b08.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 12.25 14.67 25.00 31.67 VCPAA002526 mg54a04.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 18.50 21.33 84.33 84.00

TABLE 4 Genes Decreased in Disease Untreated Untreated UntreatedUntreated Accession @ 12 wks @ 25 wks @ 36 wks @ 42 wks Gene name numberFunction of age of age of age of age LPL AA683731 lipoprotein lipase207.00 136.00 85.00 79.33 FMO1 U87456 flavin containing monooxygenase 1128.50 78.00 44.67 57.00 D7RP2E X04097 DNA segment, Chr 7, Roswell Park2 complex, expressed 102.50 68.00 35.33 40.33 GLUD X57024 glutamatedehydrogenase 66.25 38.33 33.00 49.00 UNK_AA5634 AA563404 ESTs, Highlysimilar to sodium-dependent multi-vitamin 86.75 42.00 31.00 36.33transporter [R. norvegicus] UNK_AA2457 AA245784 mx03b10.r1 Soares mouseNML Mus musculus cDNA 65.00 41.00 29.67 45.33 clone 679099 5′ DNASE1AA109013 deoxyribonuclease I 163.25 168.00 29.00 44.67 CALB1 M21531calbindin-28K 76.75 57.00 26.67 37.00 FBP1 AA109491 fructosebisphosphatase 1 71.25 41.00 26.67 33.00 FMO5 AA268913 flavin containingmonooxygenase 5 51.25 21.33 25.00 35.33 ATP6A2 U13837 ATPase, H+transporting, lysosomal (vacuolar proton 47.50 26.67 22.67 28.33 pump),alpha 70 kDa, isoform 2 UNK_AA1979 AA197973 ESTs, Weakly similar toA34337 propionyl-CoA 46.00 26.67 20.67 21.67 carboxylase [R. norvegicus]ITPR1 X15373 inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor 1 42.25 30.00 20.0024.67 IDB4 X75018 inhibitor of DNA binding 4 43.00 26.67 16.67 25.67UNK_AA1657 AA165775 ESTs, Moderately similar to multidrug resistanceprotein 30.25 25.00 14.67 23.67 [M. musculus] D19WSU57E AA246000 DNAsegment, Chr 19, Wayne State University 57, 32.75 48.33 12.67 78.33expressed NGEF AA607353 neuronal guanine nucleotide exchange factor37.75 28.67 12.67 19.67 UNK_AA0230 AA023065 ESTs, Weakly similar toSIG41 [M. musculus] 26.00 13.67 11.67 18.33 PVA X67141 parvalbumin 28.0022.33 10.00 11.00

TABLE 5 Genes Increased in Disease and Treated with Rapamycin NormalizedUntreated Untreated Rapa Accession by @ 12 wks @ 36 wks @ 36 Gene namenumber Description Rapamycin of age of age weeks ACTC1 AA117701mo64d03.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end YES 10.75 22.33 11.67 ADAMTS1D67076 Mouse mRNA for secretory protein containing YES 10.00 36.00 10.00thrombospondin motifs, complete cds. ANXA1 X07486 Mouse mRNA forlipocortin I. YES 15.00 36.00 14.67 ANXA2 M14044 Mouse calpactin I heavychain (p36) mRNA, complete cds YES 22.00 139.67 27.00 ANXA2 D10024 MousemRNA for protein-tyrosine kinase substrate p36 YES 20.50 105.67 21.67(calpactin I heavy chain), complete cds ANXA5 W98864 mg11h11.r1 Musmusculus cDNA, 5′ end YES 12.00 29.33 13.33 ARG2 AF032466 Mus musculusarginase II mRNA, complete cds. YES 10.25 21.33 12.33 ATOX1 AF004591 Musmusculus copper transport protein Atox1 (ATOX1) YES 44.25 90.00 43.67mRNA, complete cds. C1NH Y10386 M. musculus mRNA for C1 inhibitor. YES37.00 94.00 41.67 CD14 X13333 Mouse CD14 mRNA for myelid cell-specificleucine-rich YES 25.50 89.33 29.67 glycoprotein. CD52 M55561 Mousephosphatidylinositol-linked antigen (pB7) mR YES 10.00 31.33 10.00 CD68AB009287 Mus musculus gene for Macrosialin, complete cds. YES 10.0023.33 12.67 CD72 J04170 Mouse B-cell differentiation antigen Lyb-2.1protein, complete YES 10.00 22.67 10.67 cds CEBPB X62600 M. musculusmRNA for C/EBP beta. YES 10.00 22.33 10.00 CLDN4 AB000713 Mus musculusmCPE-R mRNA for CPE-receptor, complete cds. YES 16.00 48.67 18.33 CNN2Z19543 M. musculus h2-calponin cDNA YES 15.25 34.33 19.00 CRIP M13018Mouse cysteine-rich intestinal protein (CRIP) mRNA, YES 10.00 49.3314.33 complete cds CSTB U59807 Mus musculus cystatin B (Stfb) gene,complete cds. YES 14.50 68.00 18.33 CTGF M70642 Mouse FISP-12 protein(fisp-12) mRNA, complete cds YES 19.50 83.00 16.33 CTSC U89269 Musmusculus preprodipeptidyl peptidase I mRNA, complete cds. YES 16.5054.00 14.67 CTSC AA144887 mr11d06.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end YES 10.0026.33 10.00 CTSS AA089333 mo60e02.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end YES 10.0045.33 10.00 CTSS AA146437 mr05a08.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end YES 10.0042.67 10.00 D12ERTD647E AA120109 mq09a11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ endYES 26.50 79.00 28.67 D14ERTD310E C80103 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNAMus musculus cDNA clone YES 10.00 31.67 10.33 J0076E08 3′, mRNAsequence. D16WSU103E AA674986 vq57g08.r1 Barstead mouse proximal colonMPLRB6 Mus YES 11.75 37.67 10.00 musculus cDNA clone 1106462 5′, mRNAsequence. D17H6S56E-5 U69488 Mus musculus viral envelope like protein(G7e) gene, YES 10.00 22.33 10.00 complete cds D5WSU111E AA638539vo54d12.r1 Barstead mouse irradiated colon MPLRB7 Mus YES 11.25 47.3312.67 musculus cDNA clone 1053719 5′, mRNA sequence. D7ERTD237E AA666918vq87c07.r1 Knowles Solter mouse blastocyst B3 Mus YES 11.75 25.33 10.67musculus cDNA clone 1109292 5′, mRNA sequence. DIPP AA028770 mi15h02.r1Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA YES 36.50 81.33 57.67 clone463635 5′ ENTPD2 W10995 ma41d10.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculuscDNA YES 11.00 23.00 14.67 clone 313267 5′, mRNA sequence. FARP-AA059883 mj76a06.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA YES 10.5021.33 13.67 PENDING clone 482002 5′ FBXO6B AA451220 vf83b09.r1 Soaresmouse mammary gland NbMMG Mus YES 10.00 22.00 15.00 musculus cDNA clone850361 5′ similar to WP: C14B1.3 CE00900; FSTL M91380 Mus musculusTGF-beta-inducible protein (TSC-36) mRNA, YES 10.00 20.00 10.00 completecds FXYD5 U72680 Mus musculus ion channel homolog RIC mRNA, complete YES10.25 31.00 11.67 cds. GNB1 U29055 Mus musculus G protein beta 36subunit mRNA, compl YES 11.75 28.33 15.33 GRN M86736 Mouse acrograninmRNA, complete cds YES 56.25 129.00 59.00 HMOX1 M33203 Mousetumor-induced 32 kD protein (p32) mRNA, complete YES 10.00 20.00 10.33cds HN1 U90123 Mus musculus HN1 (Hn1) mRNA, complete cds. YES 10.0023.67 10.00 HSP25 L07577 Mus musculus small heat shock protein (HSP25)gene YES 31.75 131.67 35.67 IFIT3 L32974 Mouse interferon-inducibleprotein homologue mRNA, YES 13.75 29.00 11.33 complete cds IRF7 U73037Mus musculus interferon regulatory factor 7 (mirf7) mRNA, YES 10.0027.33 11.67 complete cds ITGB4BP AA122622 B integrin interactor homologYES 11.25 25.33 #N/A JUN W09701 ma56e02.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end YES16.25 32.33 14.67 KRT2-8 D90360 Mouse gene for cytokeratin endo A YES19.50 49.00 20.33 LAPTM5 U29539 Mus musculus retinoic acid-inducible E3protein mR YES 10.25 27.33 11.33 LCN2 X81627 M. musculus 24p3 gene. YES10.00 81.67 10.00 LGALS3 W10936 ma03e09.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end YES10.00 27.33 10.00 LOC56722 AA542220 TBX1 protein (novel) YES 14.50 42.6713.67 LST1 U72643 Mus musculus lymphocyte specific transcript (LST)mRNA, YES 11.00 29.33 16.00 partial cds. LYN M57696 Mouse lyn A proteintyrosine kinase (lynA) mRNA, complete YES 14.25 30.00 16.33 cds MAPK1AA104744 MAP kinase YES 10.00 28.67 10.00 MGLAP D00613 Mouse mRNA formatrix Gla protein (MGP) YES 47.75 249.67 48.67 MKI67 X82786 M. musculusmRNA for Ki-67. YES 10.00 21.33 10.00 MLP AA245242 mw28h11.r1 Soaresmouse 3NME12 5 Mus musculus cDNA YES 11.25 31.00 14.33 clone 672069 5′similar to gb: X61399 Mouse F52 mRNA for a novel protein (MOUSE); MPEG1L20315 Mus musculus MPS1 gene and mRNA, 3′end YES 10.00 30.00 10.00NFKBIA U36277 Mus musculus I-kappa B alpha chain mRNA, complete cds YES14.75 44.00 16.67 OAS1A M33863 Mouse 2′-5′ oligo A synthetase mRNA,complete cds. YES 11.50 25.00 10.33 P21ARC AA408672 EST03133 Mouse 7.5dpc embryo ectoplacental cone cDNA YES 39.25 80.00 38.67 library Musmusculus cDNA clone C0031D07 3′ PEA15 AA108330 mp28b03.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end YES 11.50 40.00 14.00 PRG X16133 Mouse mRNA for mastocytomaproteoglycan core protein, YES 18.25 51.33 18.33 serglycin. PSMB8 U22031Mus musculus 20S proteasome subunit Lmp7 (Lmp7d allele) YES 10.25 41.3310.00 mRNA, complete cds PSME2 D87910 Mus musculus mRNA for PA28 betasubunit, complete cds. YES 21.75 64.00 26.33 PTMB4 W41883 mc64g08.r1 Musmusculus cDNA, 5′ end YES 83.75 272.00 79.00 PTPN1 U24700 Mus musculusprotein tyrosine phosphatase (HA2) mR YES 10.00 22.00 10.33 RAC2 X53247M. musculus EN-7 mRNA. YES 13.00 59.67 17.00 RBM3 AA538285 vj03d05.r1Barstead mouse pooled organs MPLRB4 Mus YES 13.50 42.00 16.00 musculuscDNA clone 920649 5′ similar to TR: G881954 G881954 RNPL.; RGS2 U67187Mus musculus G protein signaling regulator RGS2 (rgs2) YES 10.00 24.3312.67 mRNA, complete cds. RPL13A AA408475 EST02956 Mouse 7.5 dpc embryoectoplacental cone cDNA YES 11.00 24.33 14.00 library Mus musculus cDNAclone C0028E12 3′, mRNA sequence. RRAS M21019 Mouse R-ras mRNA, completecds YES 16.00 43.33 18.00 RRAS W41501 mc43d11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′end YES 10.25 21.67 10.00 RRM2 C81593 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Musmusculus cDNA clone YES 10.00 23.00 10.00 J0101H11 3′ similar to Mouseribonucleotide reductase M2 subunit mRNA, mRNA sequence. SCYA19 AA137292mq98h01.r1 Soares mouse 3NbMS Mus musculus cDNA YES 16.25 32.33 20.67clone 596017 5′ SCYA5 U02298 Mus musculus NIH 3T3 chemokine rantes(Scya5) gene, YES 10.00 22.33 10.00 complete cds SCYD1 U92565 Musmusculus fractalkine mRNA, complete cds. YES 11.50 30.33 10.00 SLC20A1M73696 Murine Glvr-1 mRNA, complete cds YES 10.00 20.67 10.67 SLPIU73004 Mus musculus secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor mRNA, YES10.00 24.00 10.00 complete cds. SNRPD1 M58558 Murine sm D small nuclearribonucleoprotein sequence. YES 10.00 20.33 11.00 SPI2-1 M64085 Mousespi2 proteinase inhibitor (spi2/eb1) mRNA, 3 YES 10.00 20.67 10.33 SPI6AA108054 mp09d07.r1 Life Tech mouse embryo 8 5dpc 10664019 Mus YES 10.0023.33 10.33 musculus cDNA clone 568717 5′ STAT3 U06922 Mus musculussignal transducer and activator of transcription YES 42.25 99.33 44.33(Stat3) mRNA, complete cds STAT3 AA396029 vb41e05.r1 Soares mouse lymphnode NbMLN Mus YES 10.00 20.67 10.67 musculus cDNA clone 751520 5′ STK2AA108677 mp39a05.r1 Barstead MPLRB1 Mus musculus cDNA clone YES 10.0021.00 14.33 571568 5′ TGTP L38444 Mus musculus (clone U2) T-cellspecific protein mRNA, YES 10.00 20.00 10.00 complete cds TLN X56123Mouse mRNA for talin YES 10.00 28.00 10.00 UNK_AA011784 AA011784mg92b08.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end YES 17.50 67.67 20.67 UNK_AA023491AA023491 mh74e11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end YES 10.00 38.33 10.00UNK_AA030688 AA030688 mi22g02.r1 Soares mouse embryo NbME13.5 14.5 MusYES 10.25 25.67 10.00 musculus cDNA clone 464306 5′ UNK_AA087673AA087673 mm27b09.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end YES 10.00 81.67 11.67UNK_AA104688 AA104688 mo55c10.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end YES 10.0042.67 10.00 UNK_AA107847 AA107847 mo49d08.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ endYES 10.00 34.67 10.00 UNK_AA109909 AA109909 mp10d09.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end YES 10.00 28.67 10.00 UNK_AA163096 AA163096 mt65a03.r1Soares mouse lymph node NbMLN Mus YES 17.25 45.00 15.67 musculus cDNAclone 634732 5′ UNK_AA172851 AA172851 mr31f05.r1 Soares mouse 3NbMS Musmusculus cDNA YES 10.00 21.67 14.67 clone 599073 5′ UNK_AA174883AA174883 ms77e07.r1 Soares mouse 3NbMS Mus musculus cDNA YES 25.00 65.6725.67 clone 617604 5′ UNK_AA184116 AA184116 mt22f04.r1 Soares mouse3NbMS Mus musculus cDNA YES 11.75 28.00 12.33 clone 621823 5′UNK_AA210359 AA210359 mu72h03.r1 Soares mouse lymph node NbMLN Mus YES13.00 29.33 14.00 musculus cDNA clone 644981 5′ UNK_AA238483 AA238483mx94f04.r1 Soares mouse NML Mus musculus cDNA clone YES 13.00 31.3316.67 694015 5′ similar to TR: G806566 G806566 SM PROTEIN G.;UNK_AA538477 AA538477 vj53e12.r1 Knowles Solter mouse blastocyst B1 MusYES 11.00 22.67 #N/A musculus cDNA clone 932782 5′ UNK_AA562685 AA562685vl56h09.r1 Stratagene mouse skin (#937313) Mus musculus YES 11.50 58.3312.67 cDNA clone 976289 5′ similar to gb: X06753 Mouse pro- alpha1(MOUSE); UNK_AA606926 AA606926 vm91d04.r1 Knowles Solter mouseblastocyst B1 Mus YES 15.25 35.00 10.33 musculus cDNA clone 1005607 5′similar to TR: G497940 G497940 MAJOR VAULT PROTEIN.;, mRNA sequence.UNK_AA616243 AA616243 vo50d04.r1 Barstead mouse irradiated colon MPLRB7Mus YES 10.00 21.33 10.33 musculus cDNA clone 1053319 5′, mRNA sequence.UNK_AA690738 AA690738 vu57b03.r1 Soares mouse mammary gland NbMMG MusYES 15.50 36.33 12.67 musculus cDNA clone 1195469 5′, mRNA sequence.UNK_AA710451 AA710451 vt42f07.r1 Barstead mouse proximal colon MPLRB6Mus YES 10.00 46.33 10.33 musculus cDNA clone 1165765 5′, mRNA sequence.UNK_AC002397 AC002397 Mouse chromosome 6 BAC-284H12 (Research GeneticsYES 10.00 25.00 15.00 mouse BAC library) complete sequence. UNK_C76523C76523 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone YES 11.5030.67 10.33 J0012E07 3′, mRNA sequence. UNK_C76523 C76523 Mouse 3.5-dpcblastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone YES 10.00 23.00 10.00 J0012E073′, mRNA sequence. UNK_C77861 C77861 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Musmusculus cDNA clone YES 16.50 35.67 16.67 J0038G08 3′ similar to Rattusnorvegicus major vault protein mRNA, mRNA sequence. UNK_C80574 C80574Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone YES 28.00 60.6725.00 J0084D04 3′ similar to Human clone 23665 mRNA sequence.UNK_ET61420 ET61420 Mus musculus anti-glycoprotein-B of humanCytomegalovirus YES 10.00 65.67 10.00 immunoglobulin Vh chain gene,partial cds. UNK_ET63106 ET63106 M. musculus mRNA for immunoglobulinheavy chain variable YES 10.00 22.33 10.00 region, isolate 205.UNK_ET63126 ET63126 M. musculus mRNA for anti folate binding protein,MOv19 YES 10.00 30.00 12.00 Vkappa. UNK_W08057 W08057 mb37e05.r1 Musmusculus cDNA, 5′ end YES 10.00 48.00 12.33 UNK_W11156 W11156 ma74d01.r1Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA YES 27.75 57.67 29.67 clone316417 5′ similar to gb: J03909 GAMMA-INTERFERON. INDUCIBLE PROTEINIP-30 PRECURSOR (HUMAN);, mRNA sequence. UNK_W20873 W20873 mb92c11.r1Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end YES 10.00 32.00 10.00 UNK_W29429 W29429mb99d03.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end YES 10.00 33.67 12.67 UNK_W48951W48951 md24g11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end YES 10.00 20.00 #N/AUNK_W50888 W50888 ma23e03.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end YES 12.00 24.6715.67 UNK_W50898 W50898 ma23g03.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end YES 15.7540.33 18.67 UNK_W57485 W57485 ma34h02.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end YES10.00 23.67 10.00 UNK_W90837 W90837 mf78g07.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ endYES 10.75 33.00 10.00 UNK_X52622 X52622 Mouse IN gene for the integraseof an endogenous retrovirus YES 10.25 20.33 15.00 VCP W12941 ma89d07.r1Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA YES 31.00 121.33 32.33 clone317869 5′ similar to gb: X57352 INTERFERON- INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 1-8U(HUMAN);, mRNA sequence. YWHAH D87661 House mouse; Musculus domesticusmRNA for 14-3-3 eta, YES 10.50 22.00 10.00 complete cds ACINUS- AA444568vf79g11.r1 Soares mouse mammary gland NbMMG Mus NO 10.00 21.67 19.00PENDING musculus cDNA clone 850052 5′ APOE AA048604 mj32g02.r1 Musmusculus cDNA, 5′ end NO 70.75 236.67 86.00 ARHC X80638 M. musculus rhoCmRNA. NO 47.00 104.67 57.67 BGN L20276 Mouse biglycan (Bgn) mRNA,complete cds NO 71.25 169.33 64.00 CAPPB1 U10406 Mus musculus cappingprotein beta-subunit isoform NO 35.75 72.67 47.33 CCR4 X04120 M.musculus intracisternal A-particle IAP-IL3 genome deleted NO 50.00112.33 93.33 type I element inserted 5′ to the interleukin-3 gene.CD36L2 AB008553 Mus musculus mRNA for mLGP85/LIMP II, complete cds. NO10.25 21.00 17.00 CFL1 D00472 Mouse mRNA for cofilin, complete cds andflanks NO 28.25 81.00 47.67 CLU L08235 Mus musculus clusterin mRNA,complete cds NO 163.25 415.33 117.33 CP U49430 Mus musculusceruloplasmin mRNA, complete cds NO 20.50 69.00 30.33 D11ERTD172EAA014563 mi67c05.r1 Soares mouse embryo NbME13.5 14.5 Mus NO 38.25 77.3356.33 musculus cDNA clone 468584 5′. D12ERTD647E AA711625 vu31g07.r1Stratagene mouse Tcell 937311 Mus musculus NO 102.00 317.67 124.67 cDNAclone 1193052 5′ similar to SW: INI7_HUMAN P40305 INTERFERON-ALPHAINDUCED 11.5 KD PROTEIN;, mRNA sequence. D17WSU91E AA727845 vp33f01.r1Barstead mouse proximal colon MPLRB6 Mus NO 84.50 189.67 96.67 musculuscDNA clone 1078489 5′, mRNA sequence. D4WSU27E AA409826 EST01599 Mouse7.5 dpc embryo ectoplacental cone cDNA NO 34.50 78.00 24.33 library Musmusculus cDNA clone C0012A02 3′, mRNA sequence. EEF2 W98531 elongationfactor 2 (ef-2) NO 11.50 35.00 36.00 FKBP5 U36220 Mus musculus FK506binding protein 51 mRNA, complete NO 14.25 28.33 26.67 cds FTH W18308mb68h11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end NO 331.75 695.33 618.67 GAS5 X59728M. musculus mRNA for gas5 growth arrest specific protein NO 14.00 36.3324.67 GP49A M65027 Mouse cell surface antigen gp49 mRNA, complete cds NO14.00 28.33 24.67 HZF- AA038775 mi95f04.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Musmusculus cDNA NO 13.75 43.00 #N/A PENDING clone 474367 5′ similar to gb:U27830 Mus musculus extendin mRNA, complete cds (MOUSE); IRF1 M21065Mouse interferon regulatory factor 1 mRNA, complete cds NO 12.00 40.6720.67 JUND1 X15358 Mouse mRNA for junD proto-oncogene. NO 53.75 109.3387.00 KCNJ11 D50581 Mouse mRNA for inward rectifier K+ channel NO 10.5023.00 17.67 KLF2 U25096 Mus musculus Kruppel-like factor LKLF mRNA,complete cds NO 10.00 26.67 15.67 KPNA2 C79184 nuclear pore-targetingcomplex, mRNA sequence. NO 33.75 101.33 48.67 L1MD-TF14 D84391 Mouse L1repetitive element, complete sequence. NO 14.00 43.33 31.67 LGALS1X66532 M. musculus mRNA for L14 lectin. NO 34.75 190.33 49.67 LGALS1W13002 mb21e10.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end NO 26.00 151.67 34.00 LGALS3X16834 Mouse mRNA for Mac-2 antigen NO 29.00 116.67 43.33 LY6E U04268Mus musculus C57BL/6 Sca-2 precursor mRNA, complete NO 91.00 362.6798.33 cds. LY6E AA000467 mg36a03.r1 Soares mouse embryo NbME13.5 14.5Mus NO 26.75 73.00 65.00 musculus cDNA clone 425836 5′. MDK M35833 Mouseretinoic acid-responsive protein (MK) mRNA, NO 33.25 105.67 26.33complete cds MDK M34094 Mouse retinoic acid-responsive protein (MK)gene, complete NO 30.25 90.67 23.00 cds MFAP2 L23769 Mousemicrofibril-associated glycoprotein (Magp) mRNA, NO 10.50 21.67 #N/Acomplete cds MT2 AA109597 metallothione 2 NO 24.25 69.00 76.33 PEA15L31958 Mus musculus (clone: pMAT1) mRNA, complete cds NO 34.25 77.6719.67 PPICAP X67809 M. musculus mama mRNA. NO 15.25 78.00 10.00 PSMA3C80757 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone NO 12.2527.00 21.00 J0087G04 3′ similar to Rat mRNA for proteasome subunit RC8,mRNA sequence. PSMA4 AA008321 mg75a06.r1 Soares mouse embryo NbME13.514.5 Mus NO 41.50 88.00 74.33 musculus cDNA clone 438802 5′ similar togb: D00763 PROTEASOME COMPONENT C9 (HUMAN); RAB11A D50500 Mouse mRNA forRab 11, partial sequence. NO 18.00 41.67 24.67 RBPSUH C77421 Mouse3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone NO 88.25 197.00 102.00J0030G04 3′ similar to Mouse B10.VL30LTR gene, 5′ flank, mRNA sequence.RPL22 D17653 Mouse mRNA for HBp15/L22, complete cds NO 71.50 147.3393.67 S100A10 M16465 Mouse calpactin I light chain (p11) mRNA, completecds NO 40.00 96.67 34.00 S100A11 U41341 Mus musculus endothelialmonocyte-activating polypeptide I NO 24.25 120.67 30.00 mRNA, completecds. S100A4 D00208 Mouse pEL98 protein mRNA which is enhanced in NO14.50 35.33 24.67 established cells, Balb/c373 S100A6 M37761 Mousecalcyclin mRNA, complete cds NO 21.50 161.67 50.00 S100A6 X66449 M.musculus mRNA for calcyclin NO 10.00 23.67 15.33 SEC61G U11027 Musmusculus C57BL/6J Sec61 protein complex gamma NO 37.00 75.67 48.67subunit mRNA, complete cds SEPW1 AF015284 Mus musculus selenoprotein W(mSelW) mRNA, complete NO 24.75 50.67 31.67 cds. SPRR1A X91824 M.musculus mRNA for SPRR1a protein. NO 11.25 68.67 17.33 STAT5A U21103 Musmusculus mammary gland factor (Stat5a) mRNA, c NO 10.75 26.33 26.33TAGLN L41154 Mus musculus SM22 alpha mRNA, complete cds NO 20.50 79.6726.33 TGFB1I4 X62940 M. musculus TSC-22 mRNA. NO 137.50 306.33 168.67UCP2 U69135 Mus musculus UCP2 mRNA, complete cds.) NO 14.50 75.33 21.00UNK_AA000380 AA000380 mg24e05.r1 Soares mouse embryo NbME13.5 14.5 MusNO 28.00 63.00 42.67 musculus cDNA clone 424736 5′. UNK_AA002653AA002653 mg38h07.r1 Soares mouse embryo NbME13.5 14.5 Mus NO 12.25 31.6727.67 musculus cDNA clone 426109 5′. UNK_AA004011 AA004011 mg80f01.r1Soares mouse embryo NbME13.5 14.5 Mus NO 10.00 20.67 15.67 musculus cDNAclone 439321 5′. UNK_AA028657 AA028657 mi14h12.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5Mus musculus cDNA NO 28.75 59.33 55.00 clone 463559 5′ UNK_AA038347AA038347 mi84d05.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end NO 10.50 38.33 17.33UNK_AA038511 AA038511 mi85h01.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end NO 28.50113.00 47.67 UNK_AA068158 AA068158 mm56e10.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ endNO 26.25 81.00 45.33 UNK_AA097626 AA097626 mo08g01.r1 Mus musculus cDNA,5′ end NO 29.50 176.33 47.00 UNK_AA168865 AA168865 ms38c08.r1 Musmusculus cDNA, 5′ end NO 11.25 35.67 18.33 UNK_AA184455 AA184455mt58c09.r1 Soares 2NbMT Mus musculus cDNA clone NO 10.00 21.00 20.33634096 5′ UNK_AA617093 AA617093 vi21f09.r1 Barstead mouse proximal colonMPLRB6 Mus NO 10.75 21.33 17.00 musculus cDNA clone 904457 5′, mRNAsequence. UNK_AA711130 AA711130 vt56c05.r2 Barstead mouse irradiatedcolon MPLRB7 Mus NO 149.75 321.33 221.00 musculus cDNA clone 1167080 5′,mRNA sequence. UNK_C76162 C76162 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Musmusculus cDNA clone NO 11.50 42.33 30.67 J0004G06 3′ similar to Ratinsulin-I (ins-1) gene, mRNA sequence. UNK_C77514 C77514 Mouse 3.5-dpcblastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone NO 90.75 190.67 133.00 J0032G043′ similar to Rat G protein gamma-5 subunit, mRNA sequence. UNK_C78546C78546 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone NO 40.2587.33 56.33 J0051B02 3′ similar to moesin homolog [mice, teratocarcinomaF9 cells, mRNA, mRNA sequence. UNK_M26005 M26005 Mouse endogenousretrovirus truncated gag protein, NO 12.25 61.67 24.33 complete cds,clone del env-1 3.1 UNK_M29325 M29325 Mouse L1Md-9 repetitive sequence(EXTRACTED 3′UTR) NO 13.75 36.67 29.33 UNK_N28179 N28179 MDB1515 Mousebrain, Stratagene Mus musculus cDNA NO 12.75 32.33 37.33 3′end.UNK_R74638 R74638 MDB0793 Mouse brain, Stratagene Mus musculus cDNA NO13.00 27.00 26.67 3′end. UNK_W11954 W11954 ma79e11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA,5′ end NO 12.75 30.67 23.33 UNK_W18503 W18503 mb88b08.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end NO 12.25 25.00 18.33 VCP AA002526 mg54a04.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end NO 18.50 84.33 26.00

TABLE 6 Rapamycin-Normalized Genes Clustered by Function Avg. Avg. Avg.Name Acc. # delta r36-u12 Untr 12 w Untr. 36 w Rapa 36 w DescriptionAntigen Presentation H2 M69069 0.00 10.00 21.00 10.00 Mus musculus mRNA,complete cds PSME2 d87910 4.58 21.75 64.00 26.33 Mus musculus mRNA forPA28 beta subunit, complete cds. LMP7 l11145 0.00 10.00 31.00 10.00 Musmusculus Balb/c proteasome subunit (lmp7) gene, complete cds andintergenic region. H2_EA u13648 −0.17 13.50 91.67 13.33 Mus musculusdomesticus MHC class II antigen H-2E alpha precursor (allele w29) mRNA,complete cds LA_LI X00496 −0.33 60.00 363.33 59.67 Mouse Ia-associatedinvariant chain (II) mRNA fragment. H2_AA k01923 3.17 38.50 152.33 41.67Mouse MHC class II H2-IA-alpha gene (d haplotype) mRNA, complete cdsH2_AA k01923 1.33 50.00 187.67 51.33 K01923 Mouse MHC class IIH2-IA-alpha gene (d haplotype) mRNA, complete cds H2_AA v00832 −3.4241.75 134.00 38.33 V00832 Mouse fragment of mRNA encoding for the

a antigen (heavy chain) from major histocompatibility complex (A-k-alpha). This is coded by the I-A region of the MHC and

Tissue Remodeling and Repair FISP12 m70642 −3.17 19.50 83.00 16.33 MouseFISP-12 protein (fisp-12) mRNA, complete cds ETV6 d00613 0.92 47.75249.67 48.67 D00613 Mouse mRNA for matrix Gla protein (MGP) TUBB5 x046633.58 19.75 60.67 23.33 Mouse mRNA for beta-tubulin (isotype Mbeta 5).TUBB5 x04663 3.25 21.75 55.33 25.00 X04663 Mouse mRNA for beta-tubulin(isotype Mbeta 5) COL6A2 x65582 1.08 11.25 33.33 12.33 M. musculus mRNAfor alpha-2 collagen VI. COLA1 u08020 0.00 10.00 30.00 10.00 Musmusculus FVB/N collagen pro-alpha-1 type I chain mRNA, complete cdsCOLA1 u08020 −2.00 12.00 44.33 10.00 U08020 Mus musculus FVB/N collagenpro-alpha-1 type I chain mRNA, complete cds CNN2 z19543 3.75 15.25 34.3319.00 Z19543 M. musculus h2-calponin cDNA COL6A1 x66405 −0.58 11.2524.67 10.67 M. musculus mRNA for collagen alpha1(VI)-collagen. COLA2X58251 0.00 10.00 52.67 10.00 Mouse COL1A2 mRNA for pro-alpha-2(I)collagen. COLA2 x58251 0.00 10.00 38.00 10.00 X58251 Mouse COL1A2 mRNAfor pro-alpha-2(I) collagen ACTVS X13297 1.67 37.00 148.67 38.67 MousemRNA for vascular smooth muscle alpha-actin. FN M18194 −3.17 13.50 51.0010.33 Mouse fibronectin (FN) mRNA FN m18194 −3.50 13.50 38.67 10.00M18194 Mouse fibronectin (FN) mRNA KRT2_8 d90360 0.83 19.50 49.00 20.33Mouse gene for cytokeratin endo A FBN1 l29454 0.33 10.00 20.33 10.33Mouse fibrillin (Fbn-1) mRNA, complete cds x56123-2 x56123 0.00 10.0028.00 10.00 Mouse mRNA for talin. ACTG2 u20365 4.33 13.00 26.33 17.33Mus musculus smooth muscle gamma-actin gene GRN m86736 2.75 56.25 129.0059.00 Mouse acrogranin mRNA, complete cds SPARC x04017 −4.83 24.50 78.6719.67 X04017 Mouse mRNA for cysteine-rich glycoprotein SPARC ComplementK02782 k02782 −3.92 23.25 178.67 19.33 Mouse complement component C3mRNA, alpha and beta subunits, complete cds C1QA X58861 0.00 10.00 66.6710.00 Mouse mRNA for complement subcomponent C1Q alpha- chain. C1QCX66295 1.42 10.25 57.00 11.67 M. musculus mRNA for C1q C-chain. C1QBm22531 −0.33 11.00 58.67 10.67 M22531 Mouse complement C1q B chain mRNA,complete cds X16874 X16874 0.33 10.00 47.00 10.33 Mouse mRNA forcomplement protein C1q B-chain. C1NH Y10386 4.67 37.00 94.00 41.67 M.musculus mRNA for C1 inhibitor. Protease Inhibitor SPI2_1 m64085 0.3310.00 20.67 10.33 M64085 Mouse spI2 proteinase inhibitor (spI2/eb1)mRNA, 3′ end SLPI u73004 0.00 10.00 24.00 10.00 Mus musculus secretoryleukocyte protease inhibitor mRNA, complete cds. SPI3 U25844 0.92 10.7525.67 11.67 Mus musculus serine proteinase inhibitor (SPI3) mR CSTBU59807 3.83 14.50 68.00 18.33 Mus musculus cystatin B (Stfb) gene,complete cds. Transcription Factors NFKBIA u36277 1.92 14.75 44.00 16.67U36277 Mus musculus I-kappa B alpha chain mRNA, complete cds NFKBIAu36277 −0.42 17.75 44.67 17.33 U36277 Mus musculus I-kappa B alpha chainmRNA, complete cds STAT3 u06922 2.08 42.25 99.33 44.33 Mus musculussignal transducer and activator of transcription (Stat3) mRNA, completecds CEBPB x62600 0.00 10.00 22.33 10.00 M. musculus mRNA for C/EBP beta.CRIP M13018 4.33 10.00 49.33 14.33 Mouse cysteine-rich intestinalprotein (CRIP) mRNA, complete cds CRIP m13018 3.08 10.25 48.00 13.33M13018 Mouse cysteine-rich intestinal protein (CRIP) mRNA, complete cdsInterferon Related IFNGR j05265 2.25 12.75 27.67 15.00 Mouse interferongamma receptor mRNA, complete cds IFI49 l32974 −2.42 13.75 29.00 11.33Mouse interferon-inducible protein homologue mRNA, complete cds MIRF7U73037 1.67 10.00 27.33 11.67 Mus musculus interferon regulatory factor7 (mirf7) mRNA, complete cds IFNB v00755 0.00 10.00 30.33 10.00Messenger RNA fragment for mouse interferon beta (type 1) coding for thec-terminal part. E_TC22922 w11156 1.92 27.75 57.67 29.67 ma74

.r1 Soares mouse p3NMP 19.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 316417 5′ similar togb: J03909 GAMMA-INTERFERON- INDUCIBLE PROTEIN IP-30 PRECURSOR (HUMAN):,Protease CTSC u89269 −1.83 16.50 54.00 14.67 Mus musculuspreprodlpeptidyl peptidase I mRNA, complete cds. Heat shock proteinsHSP25 I07577 3.92 31.75 131.67 35.67 Mus musculus small heat shockprotein (HSP25) gene Phosphatase MBPTP1b u24700 0.33 10.00 22.00 10.33Mus musculus protein tyrosine phosphatase (HA2) mR The annexins are afamily of proteins that bind anionic phospholipid surfaces in aCa(2+)-dependent manner Calcium binding proteins LPC1 x07486 −0.33 15.0036.00 14.67 Mouse mRNA for lipocortin I. CAL1H m14044 5.00 22.00 139.6727.00 Mouse calpactin I heavy chain (p36) mRNA, complete cds CAL1Hd10024 1.17 20.50 105.67 21.67 D10024 Mouse mRNA for protein-tyrosinekinase substrate p36 (calpactin I heavy chain), complete cds ANX5 u293960.33 13.00 40.00 13.33 Mus musculus annexin V (Anx5) mRNA, complete cdsTcell L38444 I38444 0.00 10.00 20.00 10.00 Mus musculus (clone U2)T-cell specific protein mRNA, complete cds Bcell TESK1 J04170 0.67 10.0022.67 10.67 Mouse B-cell differentiation antigen Lyb-2.1 protein,complete cds IGBCR1 L28060 0.00 10.00 21.00 10.00 L28060 Mus musculus IgB cell antigen receptor gene, complete cds Tumor induced HMOX1 m332030.33 10.00 20.00 10.33 Mouse tumor-induced 32 kD protein (p32) mRNA,complete cds Cytokine related TGFBI L19932 0.00 10.00 30.33 10.00 Mouse(beta Ig-h3) mRNA, complete cds FSTL M91380 0.00 10.00 20.00 10.00 Musmusculus TGF-beta-inducible protein (TSC-36) mRNA, complete cds SCYA5u02298 0.00 10.00 22.33 10.00 Mus musculus NIH 3T3 chemokine rantes(Scya5) gene, complete cds SCYD1 u92565 −1.50 11.50 30.33 10.00 Musmusculus fractalkine mRNA, complete cds. Parvalbumin PVA x67141 −2.6728.00 10.00 25.33 M. musculus Pva mRNA for parvalbumin. AutoantigenSNRPD1 M58558 1.00 10.00 20.33 11.00 Murine sm D small nuclearribonucleoprotein sequence. Adhesion molecules VCAM1 x67783 0.00 10.0052.00 10.00 M. musculus VCAM-1 mRNA. Proto-oncogene RAC2 X53247 4.0013.00 59.67 17.00 M. musculus EN-7 mRNA. RRAS M21019 2.00 16.00 43.3318.00 Mouse R-ras mRNA, complete cds Retinoic response elements LAPTM5u29539 1.08 10.25 27.33 11.33 Mus musculus retinoic acid-inducible E3protein mR YWHAH d87661 −0.50 10.50 22.00 10.00 House mouse; Musculusdomesticus mRNA for 14-3-3 eta, complete cds Retrovirus related INx52622 4.75 10.25 20.33 15.00 X52622 Mouse IN gene for the integrase ofan endogenous retrovirus GLVR1 M73696 0.67 10.00 20.67 10.67 MurineGlvr-1 mRNA, complete cds D17NKI7 U69488 0.00 10.00 22.33 10.00 Musmusculus viral envelope like protein (G7e) gene, complete cds LYN m576962.08 14.25 30.00 16.33 Mouse lyn A protein tyrosine kinase (lynA) mRNA,complete cds E_POL aa087673 1.67 10.00 81.67 11.67 AA087673 mm27b09.r1Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end G protein related U67187 U67187 2.67 10.0024.33 12.67 Mus musculus G protein signaling regulator RGS2 (rgs2) mRNA,complete cds. GNB1 U29055 3.58 11.75 28.33 15.33 Mus musculus G proteinbeta 36 subunit mRNA, compl Metallochaperones AF004591 AF004591 −0.5844.25 90.00 43.67 Mus musculus copper transport protein Atox1 (ATOX1)mRNA, complete cds. Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin AB000713AB000713 0.00 10.00 23.00 10.00 Mus musculus mCPE-R mRNA forCPE-receptor, complete cds. AB000713 AB000713 2.33 16.00 48.67 18.33 Musmusculus mCPE-R mRNA for CPE-receptor, complete cds. Need to bin VIMx51438 0.08 20.25 75.00 20.33 Mouse mRNA for vimentin. LCN2 x81627 0.0010.00 81.67 10.00 M. musculus 24p3 gene. M33863 m33863 −1.17 11.50 25.0010.33 Mouse 2′-5′ oligo A synthetase mRNA, complete cds. CD14 x133334.17 25.50 89.33 29.67 Mouse CD14 mRNA for myelid cell-specificleucine-rich glycoprotein. AB009287 ab009287 2.67 10.00 23.33 12.67 Musmusculus gene for Macrosialin, complete cds. CD80 m55561 0.00 10.0031.33 10.00 Mouse phosphatidylinositol-linked antigen (pB7) mR LST1U72643 5.00 11.00 29.33 16.00 Mus musculus lymphocyte specifictranscript (LST) mRNA, partial cds. TPM_I2 m22479 1.33 20.00 60.00 21.33Mouse tropomyosin isoform 2 mRNA, complete cds x15373-2 x15373 −1.9242.25 20.00 40.33 Mouse cerebellum mRNA for P400 protein. MPS1 I203150.00 10.00 30.00 10.00 L20315 Mus musculus MPS1 gene and mRNA, 3′ endSERGLYCIN x16133 0.08 18.25 51.33 18.33 Mouse mRNA for mastocytomaproteoglycan core protein, serglycin. ARHGDIB L07918 0.00 10.00 26.0010.00 Mus musculus GDP-dissociation inhibitor mRNA, preferentiallyexpressed in hematopoletic cells, complete cds MKI67 X82786 0.00 10.0021.33 10.00 M. musculus mRNA for KI-67. AF032466 af032466 2.08 10.2521.33 12.33 Mus musculus arginase II mRNA, complete cds. ADAMTS1 D670760.00 10.00 36.00 10.00 Mouse mRNA for secretory protein containingthrombospondin motifs, complete cds. U72680 U72680 1.42 10.25 31.0011.67 Mus musculus ion channel homolog RIC mRNA, complete cds. HN1U90123 0.00 10.00 23.67 10.00 Mus musculus HN1 (Hn1) mRNA, complete cds.Immunoglobulin ET62984 ET62984 2.00 10.00 66.00 12.00 M. musculus mRNA(3C10) for IgA V-D-J-heavy chain. ET62983 ET62983 4.00 11.00 56.00 15.00M. musculus mRNA (2F7) for IgA V-D-J-heavy chain. IGA_VDJ x94418 3.9211.75 60.00 15.67 X94418 M. musculus mRNA (2F7) for IgA V-D-J-heavychain ET61802 ET61802 2.25 10.75 22.00 13.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgM mRNA, antibody 373p.72, partial cds.ET61285 ET61285 0.00 10.00 52.00 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain variable region, clone 4B2, partial cds.ET61286 ET61286 0.00 10.00 49.33 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain variable region, clone 20F4, partial cds.ET61287 ET61287 0.33 10.00 44.33 10.33 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain variable region, clone 8D8, partial cds.ET61288 ET61288 0.67 10.00 23.00 10.67 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain variable region, clone 22F8, partial cds.ET61296 ET61296 0.00 10.00 33.33 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin light chain variable region, clone 22F8, partial cds.ET61420 ET61420 0.00 10.00 65.67 10.00 Mus musculus anti-glycoprotein-Bof human Cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin Vh chain gene, partial cds.ET61464 ET61464 0.00 10.00 23.00 10.00 Mus musculus immunoglobulin heavychain mRNA, V, D, and J segments, partial cds. ET61520 ET61520 0.0010.00 45.00 10.00 Mus musculus IgG rearranged heavy chain mRNA, variableregion partial cds. ET61599 ET61599 1.00 10.00 42.00 11.00 Mus musculusmonocional antibody against hepatitis B surface antigen, IgG light chainvariable region gene, partial cds. ET61660 ET61660 0.00 10.00 53.3310.00 Mus musculus clone 1G2 IgG anti-nucleosome heavy chain variableregion mRNA, partial cds. ET61662 ET61662 0.00 10.00 21.33 10.00 Musmusculus clone 4F7 IgG anti-nucleosome heavy chain variable region mRNA,partial cds. ET61727 ET61727 0.00 10.00 29.00 10.00 Mus musculus Ig2G11.E2 heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partialcds. ET61730 ET61730 0.67 10.00 37.67 10.67 Mus musculus Ig 2G3.H5 heavychain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. ET61732ET61732 0.00 10.00 30.33 10.00 Mus musculus Ig 5C12.A4 heavy chain mRNA,specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. ET61733 ET61733 0.0010.00 32.67 10.00 Mus musculus Ig 7A12.A2 heavy chain mRNA, specific forrat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. ET61736 ET61736 0.00 10.00 44.6710.00 Mus musculus Ig 9G7.A10 heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse)cytochrome c, partial cds. ET61737 ET61737 0.00 10.00 30.33 10.00 Musmusculus Ig 3A6.A5 heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse) cytochromec, partial cds. ET61739 ET61739 0.00 10.00 23.67 10.00 Mus musculus Ig7D1.B8 heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partialcds. ET61741 ET61741 0.00 10.00 31.33 10.00 Mus musculus Ig 2C9.B12heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds,ET61744 ET61744 0.00 10.00 20.00 10.00 Mus musculus Ig 3F10.C9 heavychain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. ET61746ET61746 0.00 10.00 43.00 10.00 Mus musculus Ig 4A6.A8 heavy chain mRNA,specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. ET61747 ET61747 2.0010.00 40.67 12.00 Mus musculus Ig 4C4.A10 heavy chain mRNA, specific forrat (mouse) cytochrome c, partial cds. ET61748 ET61748 0.33 10.00 35.6710.33 Mus musculus Ig 4C5.A11 heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse)cytochrome c, partial cds. ET61749 ET61749 0.67 10.00 21.00 10.67 Musmusculus Ig 6C3.B8 heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse) cytochromec, partial cds. ET61753 ET61753 0.00 10.00 25.67 10.00 Mus musculus Ig10B7.A1 heavy chain mRNA, specific for rat (mouse) cytochrome c, partialcds. ET61783 ET61783 0.67 10.00 63.33 10.67 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgM mRNA, antibody 363p.138, partial cds.ET61785 ET61785 1.00 10.00 85.33 11.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgM mRNA, antibody 363p.168, partial cds.ET61788 ET61788 0.00 10.00 58.67 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgM mRNA, antibody 363p.197, partial cds.ET61791 ET61791 0.00 10.00 21.00 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 363p.24, partial cds.ET61792 ET61792 0.00 10.00 33.00 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 363p.8, partial cds.ET61798 ET61798 0.00 10.00 49.33 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 363s.66, partial cds.ET61800 ET61800 0.00 10.00 35.33 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 363s.73, partial cds.ET61801 ET61801 0.00 10.00 36.00 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgM mRNA, antibody 373p.95, partial cds.ET61809 ET61809 0.00 10.00 33.67 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgM mRNA, antibody 373s.83, partial cds.ET61810 ET61810 0.33 10.00 39.33 10.33 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgM mRNA, antibody 373s.70, partial cds.ET61814 ET61814 0.00 10.00 41.67 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 373s.5, partial cds.ET61815 ET61815 2.00 10.00 81.00 12.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 373s.51, partial cds.ET61821 ET61821 0.00 10.00 32.33 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 373s.32, partial cds.ET61832 ET61832 0.00 10.00 22.67 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 384p.113, partial cds.ET61833 ET61833 4.67 10.00 96.67 14.67 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 384p.20, partial cds.ET61837 ET61837 0.00 10.00 27.33 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 384s.73, partial cds.ET61838 ET61838 0.00 10.00 20.33 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 384s.80, partial cds.ET61839 ET61839 2.33 10.00 68.33 12.33 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 384s.95, partial cds.ET61841 ET61841 1.33 10.00 28.33 11.33 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 384s.17, partial cds.ET61845 ET61845 0.00 10.00 43.00 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 384s.14, partial cds.ET61846 ET61846 0.00 10.00 28.33 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 384s.15, partial cds.ET61851 ET61851 0.00 10.00 27.33 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 423p.78, partial cds.ET61853 ET61853 0.67 10.00 48.00 10.67 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA antibody 423p.83, partial cds.ET61854 ET61854 0.00 10.00 37.00 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 423p.107, partial cds.ET61855 ET61855 0.67 10.00 46.67 10.67 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 423p.135, partial cds.ET61857 ET61857 0.00 10.00 57.33 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 423p.195, partial cds.ET61859 ET61859 0.00 10.00 33.67 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 423p.226, partial cds.ET61863 ET61863 0.00 10.00 26.67 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 423s.38, partial cds.ET61870 ET61870 0.00 10.00 39.33 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgM mRNA, antibody 452p.17, partial cds.ET61871 ET61871 0.00 10.00 20.67 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgM mRNA, antibody 452p.18, partial cds.ET61873 ET61873 1.00 10.00 31.00 11.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgM mRNA, antibody 452p.53, partial cds.ET61874 ET61874 0.00 10.00 21.67 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgM mRNA, antibody 452p.71m, partial cds.ET61876 ET61876 0.00 10.00 73.33 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgM mRNA, antibody 452p.70, partial cds.ET61885 ET61885 2.33 10.00 66.33 12.33 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 452p.33, partial cds.ET61908 ET61908 0.67 10.00 49.00 10.67 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 452s.5, partial cds.ET61909 ET61909 0.33 10.00 31.67 10.33 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin heavy chain IgG mRNA, antibody 452s.43, partial cds.ET61916 ET61916 5.00 10.00 44.67 15.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin light chain IgM mRNA, antibody 363p.193, partial cds.ET61918 ET61918 0.00 10.00 72.33 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin light chain IgM mRNA, antibody 363p.202, partial cds.ET61919 ET61919 0.00 10.00 30.33 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin light chain IgM mRNA, antibody 363s.57, partial cds.ET61921 ET61921 1.67 10.00 33.67 11.67 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin light chain IgG, antibody 363p.8, partial cds. ET61925ET61925 3.00 10.00 65.67 13.00 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulinlight chain IgG, antibody 363s.71, partial cds. ET61937 ET61937 0.0010.00 24.67 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin light chain IgMmRNA, antibody 373s.70, partial cds. ET61942 ET61942 4.33 10.00 77.6714.33 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin light chain IgG, antibody373s.51, partial cds. ET61947 ET61947 0.00 10.00 25.33 10.00 Musmusculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin light chain IgG, antibody 373s.20,partial cds. ET61955 ET61955 0.00 10.00 22.33 10.00 Mus musculusanti-DNA immunoglobulin light chain IgG, antibody 373s.116, partial cds.ET61957 ET61957 4.25 10.75 73.00 15.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin light chain IgG, antibody 384p.41, partial cds. ET61965ET61965 0.00 10.00 20.67 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulinlight chain IgG, antibody 384s.80, partial cds. ET61970 ET61970 3.0010.00 33.67 13.00 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin light chain IgG,antibody 384s.63, partial cds. ET61976 ET61976 1.00 10.00 29.67 11.00Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin light chain IgG, antibody 384s.89,partial cds. ET61984 ET61984 1.00 10.00 33.33 11.00 Mus musculusanti-DNA immunoglobulin light chain IgG, antibody 423p.195, partial cds.ET62015 ET62015 0.00 10.00 20.00 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNAimmunoglobulin light chain IgG, antibody 452p.151, partial cds. ET62023ET62023 0.00 10.00 20.00 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulinlight chain IgG, antibody 452s.36, partial cds. ET62026 ET62026 0.0010.00 25.00 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin light chain IgG,antibody 452s.88, partial cds. ET62039 ET62039 3.00 10.00 46.33 13.00Mus musculus anti-DNA immunoglobulin light chain IgG, antibody 452s.61,partial cds. ET62052 ET62052 0.00 10.00 101.33 10.00 Mus musculusimmunoglobulin rearranged gamma-1 chain mRNA, partial cds. ET62112ET62112 0.00 10.00 22.33 10.00 Mus musculus J558+ IgM heavy chain mRNA,partial cds. ET62172 ET62172 0.00 10.00 61.00 10.00 Mus musculusanti-PAH immunoglobulin Fab 10C10 heavy chain V and CH1 regions gene,partial cds. ET62188 ET62188 0.00 10.00 34.00 10.00 Mus musculus Iganti-DNA heavy chain VDJ (J558) mRNA, partial cds. ET62191 ET62191 1.6710.00 58.67 11.67 Mus musculus Ig anti-DNA heavy chain VDJ (J558) mRNA,partial cds. ET62192 ET62192 0.00 10.00 27.67 10.00 Mus musculus Iganti-DNA heavy chain VDJ (J558) mRNA, partial cds. ET62199 ET62199 1.3310.00 46.00 11.33 Mus musculus Ig anti-DNA light chain (Vk4/5) mRNA,partial cds. ET62206 ET62206 2.00 10.00 27.67 12.00 Mus musculusanti-digoxin immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region precursor mRNA,partial cds. ET62224 ET62224 2.33 10.00 31.33 12.33 Mus musculusimmunoglobulin heavy chain variable region mRNA, partial cds. ET62233ET62233 0.00 10.00 32.00 10.00 Mus musculus polyreactive autoantibody,immunoglobulin IgM heavy chain mRNA, partial cds. ET62234 ET62234 0.0010.00 26.67 10.00 Mus musculus polyreactive autoantibody, immunoglobulinIgM heavy chain mRNA, partial cds. ET62256 ET62256 0.00 10.00 36.0010.00 Mus musculus anti-PAH immunoglobulin Fab 4D5 heavy chain V and CH1regions mRNA, partial cds. ET62260 ET62260 3.33 10.00 37.67 13.33 Musmusculus immunoglobulin light chain variable region mRNA, partial cds.ET62422 ET62422 0.00 10.00 22.00 10.00 Mus musculus type II collagenantibody heavy chain variable region mRNA, partial cds. ET62430 ET624300.00 10.00 21.33 10.00 Mus musculus Ig heavy chain Fv fragment mRNA,partial cds. ET62459 ET62459 0.00 10.00 20.33 10.00 Mus musculus Iglight chain Fv fragment specific for human apolipoprotein A-I, mRNA,partial cds. ET62705 ET62705 0.33 10.00 65.00 10.33 Mus musculusanti-DNA antibody heavy chain variable region mRNA, partial cds. ET62707ET62707 0.67 10.00 25.67 10.67 Mus musculus anti-DNA antibody heavychain variable region mRNA, partial cds. ET62717 ET62717 0.00 10.0025.33 10.00 Mus musculus anti-DNA antibody heavy chain variable regionmRNA, partial cds. ET62725 ET62725 2.00 10.00 81.33 12.00 Mus musculusanti-DNA antibody heavy chain variable region mRNA, partial cds. ET62779ET62779 0.00 10.00 65.67 10.00 Mus musculus IgM heavy chain variableregion mRNA, partial cds. ET62868 ET62868 0.00 10.00 33.67 10.00 Musmusculus anti-CD8 immunoglobulin heavy chain V region mRNA, partial cds.ET62923 ET62923 0.00 10.00 56.67 10.00 M. musculus antibody heavy chainvariable region (354bp). ET62924 ET62924 0.00 10.00 59.67 10.00 M.musculus antibody heavy chain variable region (363bp). ET62925 ET629251.33 10.00 74.67 11.33 M. musculus antibody heavy chain variable region(372bp). ET62926 ET62926 0.00 10.00 30.00 10.00 M. musculus antibodyheavy chain variable region (354bp). ET62928 ET62928 0.67 11.00 23.0011.67 M. musculus antibody heavy chain variable region (366bp). ET62932ET62932 0.00 10.00 22.00 10.00 M. musculus antibody heavy chain variableregion (372bp). ET62933 ET62933 0.00 10.00 25.67 10.00 M. musculusantibody heavy chain variable region (360bp). ET62934 ET62934 0.00 10.0030.33 10.00 M. musculus antibody heavy chain variable region (348bp).ET62936 ET62936 0.00 10.00 24.67 10.00 M. musculus antibody heavy chainvariable region (375bp). ET62941 ET62941 0.33 10.00 37.33 10.33 M.musculus antibody light chain variable region (318bp). ET62942 ET629421.33 10.00 44.00 11.33 M. musculus antibody light chain variable region(324bp). ET62985 ET62985 0.00 10.00 39.00 10.00 M. musculus mRNA (1B5)for IgA V-D-J-heavy chain. ET63027 ET63027 0.67 10.00 24.33 10.67 M.musculus mRNA for immunoglobulin variable region, heavy chain. ET63039ET63039 0.00 10.00 77.33 10.00 M. musculus mRNA for variable heavychain. ET63041 ET63041 0.00 10.00 55.00 10.00 M. musculus mRNA forimmunoglobulin heavy variable region. ET63042 ET63042 0.00 10.00 29.0010.00 M. musculus mRNA for immunoglobulin kappa variable region. ET63085ET63085 0.00 10.00 49.33 10.00 M. musculus mRNA for monoclonal antibodyheavy chain variable region. ET63093 ET63093 1.00 10.00 34.00 11.00 M.musculus mRNA for immunoglobulin heavy chain variable domain, subgroupIIb. ET63106 ET63106 0.00 10.00 22.33 10.00 M. musculus mRNA forimmunoglobulin heavy chain variable region, isolate 205. ET63107 ET631070.00 10.00 32.67 10.00 M. musculus mRNA for immunoglobulin kappa lightchain variable region. ET63126 ET63126 2.00 10.00 30.00 12.00 M.musculus mRNA for anti folate binding protein, MOv19 Vkappa. ET63271ET63271 −1.00 11.00 23.67 10.00 M. domesticus IgG variable region.)PIR:PH1015 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 111.55) - mouse (fragment)ET63274 ET63274 0.00 10.00 51.33 10.00 M. domesticus IgG variableregion.)PIR: PH1001 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 111.68) - mouse(fragment) ET63276 ET63276 3.00 10.00 85.67 13.00 M. domesticus IgMvariable region.)PIR: S28748 (Ig heavy chain J region JH3 - mouse)PIR:PH0985 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 163.100) - mouse (fragment)ET63278 ET63278 0.00 10.00 38.33 10.00 M. domesticus IgG variableregion.)PIR: PH1007 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 163-c1) - mouse(fragment) ET63288 ET63288 0.00 10.00 40.67 10.00 M. domesticus IgMvariable region.)PIR: PH0975 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 163.72) -mouse (fragment) ET63290 ET63290 0.00 10.00 40.67 10.00 M. domesticusIgK variable region.)PIR: PH1066 (Ig light chain V region (clone165.14) - mouse (fragment) ET63295 ET63295 2.67 10.00 75.33 12.67 M.domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR: S26747 (Ig heavy chain J regionJH4 - mouse ET63300 ET63300 0.00 10.00 63.00 10.00 M. domesticus IgGvariable region.)PIR: PH0983 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 165.49) -mouse (fragment) ET63314 ET63314 1.33 10.00 45.67 11.33 M. domesticusIgM variable region.)PIR: S26747 (Ig heavy chain J region JH4 -mouse)PIR: PH1012 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 17p.73) - mouse(fragment) ET63320 ET63320 1.00 10.00 57.00 11.00 M. domesticus IgMvariable region.)PIR: PH0972 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 17s.128) -mouse (fragment) ET63322 ET63322 0.00 10.00 27.00 10.00 M. domesticusIgK variable region.)PIR: PH1073 (Ig light chain V region (clone17s.130) - mouse (fragment) ET63324 ET63324 0.00 10.00 35.67 10.00 M.domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR: PH0980 (Ig heavy chain V region(clone 17s.13) - mouse (fragment) ET63328 ET63328 0.00 10.00 55.67 10.00M. domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR: PH0978 (Ig heavy chain V region(clone 17s.166) - mouse (fragment) ET63331 ET63331 0.00 10.00 33.3310.00 M. domesticus IgG variable region.)PIR: PH0988 (Ig heavy chain Vregion (clone 17s-c3) - mouse (fragment) ET63333 ET63333 1.33 10.0078.33 11.33 M. domesticus IgG variable region. ET63337 ET63337 0.0010.00 22.33 10.00 M. domesticus IgG variable region.)PIR: PH1009 (Igheavy chain V region (clone 17s.5) - mouse (fragment) ET63339 ET633390.00 10.00 42.33 10.00 M. domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR: PH0986(Ig heavy chain V region (clone 17s-c6) - mouse (fragment) ET63341ET63341 0.00 10.00 54.33 10.00 M. domesticus IgG variable region.)PIR:PH0984 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 17s.83) - mouse (fragment)ET63348 ET63348 0.00 10.00 46.33 10.00 M. domesticus IgG variableregion.)PIR: S26747 (Ig heavy chain J region JH4 - mouse)PIR: PH1000 (Igheavy chain V region (clone 202.105) - mouse (fragment) ET63351 ET633510.00 10.00 34.00 10.00 M. domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR: PH1006(Ig heavy chain V region (clone 202.33) - mouse (fragment) ET63354ET63354 1.33 10.00 64.33 11.33 M. domesticus IgM variable region.)PIR:PH0995 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 202.61) - mouse (fragment)ET63358 ET63358 0.00 10.00 42.00 10.00 M. domesticus IgR variableregion.)PIR: PH1046 (Ig light chain V region (clone 202.9) - mouse(fragment))PIR: PH1048 (Ig light chain V region (clone 165.49) - mouseET63359 ET63359 0.00 10.00 35.67 10.00 M. domesticus IgM variableregion.)PIR: PH1011 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 202.38m) - mouse(fragment) ET63363 ET63363 0.00 10.00 43.00 10.00 M. domesticus IgMvariable region.)PIR: PH0976 (Ig heavy chain V region (clone 25.12m) -mouse (fragment) ET63365 ET63365 1.67 10.00 64.33 11.67 M. domesticusIgG variable region. ET63368 ET63368 0.00 10.00 30.00 10.00 M.domesticus IgK variable region.)PIR: PH1076 (Ig light chain V region(clone 74-c2) - mouse (fragment) ET63369 ET63369 0.00 10.00 24.33 10.00M. domesticus IgG variable region. ET63387 ET63387 0.00 10.00 48.6710.00 Artificial mRNA for single chain antibody scFv (scFvP25). ET63415ET63415 0.33 10.00 34.67 10.33 Mus musculus mRNA for IgG1/kappaantibody, scFv(glyc)- CK.)PIR: PH1043 (Ig light chain V region (clone111.68) - mouse (fragment))PIR: PH1042 (Ig light chain V region (cloneIGK_V20 X16678 5.00 10.00 36.33 15.00 Mouse VK gene for kappa lightchain variable region and J4 sequence. U23089 u23089 0.67 10.00 30.6710.67 Mus musculus CB17 SCID immunoglobulin heavy chain V region mRNA,clone 58-53, partial cds. IGH_VH10 m12813 4.67 10.00 33.33 14.67 M12813Mouse Ig germline H-chain gene H10 V-region (V), exons 1 and 2 IGH_6z22111 0.00 10.00 43.67 10.00 Z22111 M. domesticus IgG variable regionIGH_4 z70662 0.00 10.00 39.00 10.00 Z70662 Artificial mRNA for singlechain antibody scFv (scFvP25) IGH_6 J00475 0.00 10.00 59.33 10.00 Mousegermline IgH chain gene, DJC region: segment D- FL16.1 IGK_V23 M356670.00 10.00 36.67 10.00 Mouse lysozyme-binding Ig kappa chain (HyHEL-10)V23-J2 region mRNA, partial cds. IGH_4 M60429 0.00 10.00 79.00 10.00Mouse Ig rearranged H-chain mRNA constant region. M86751 M86751 1.0010.00 30.00 11.00 Mouse Ig L-chain gene variable region, complete cds.Unknown E_TC17629 AA165775 −3.58 30.25 14.67 26.67 mt74d01.r1 Soaresmouse lymph node NbMLN Mus musculus cDNA clone 635617 5′ E_COLA1aa562685 1.17 11.50 58.33 12.67 v156h09.r1 Stratagene mouse skin(#937313) Mus musculus cDNA clone 976289 5′ similar to gb: X06753 Mousepro- alpha1 (MOUSE); E_CTSS aa089333 0.00 10.00 45.33 10.00 AA089333mo60e02.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_CTSS aa146437 0.00 10.00 42.6710.00 AA146437 mr05a08.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end AA638539 aa6385391.42 11.25 47.33 12.67 vo54d12.r1 Barstead mouse irradiated colon MPLRB7Mus musculus cDNA clone 1053719 5′, mRNA sequence. E_TC22736 w12941 1.3331.00 121.33 32.33 ma89d07.r1 Soares mouse p3NM

19.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 317869 5′ similar to gb: X57352 INTERFERON-INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 1-8U (HUMAN);, mRNA sequence. E_X02415 aa244836 0.3310.00 37.00 10.33 mx25h11.r1 Soares mouse NML Mus musculus cDNA clone681285 5′ similar to gb: X02415_rna3 FIBRINOGEN GAMMA- A CHAIN PRECURSOR(HUMAN); PTMB4 w41883 −4.75 83.75 272.00 79.00 W41883 mc64g08.r1 Musmusculus cDNA, 5′ end E_1 w20873 0.00 10.00 32.00 10.00 W20873mb92c11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_TUBB1 w12548 1.08 16.25 52.0017.33 W12548 ma59d04.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end C80103 c80103 0.3310.00 31.67 10.33 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA cloneJ0076E08 3′, mRNA sequence. E_TC31065 aa538285 2.50 13.50 42.00 16.00vj03d05.r1 Barstead mouse pooled organs MPLRB4 Mus musculus cDNA clone920649 5′ similar to TR: G881954 G881954 RNPL.; E_G1P3 aa120109 2.1726.50 79.00 28.67 AA120109 mq09a11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_X61399aa245242 3.08 11.25 31.00 14.33 mw28h11.r1 Soares mouse 3NME12 5′ Musmusculus cDNA clone 672069 5′ similar to gb: X61399 Mouse F52 mRNA for anovel protein (MOUSE); CTSC aa144887 0.00 10.00 26.33 10.00 AA144887mr11d06.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_TC34530 aa163096 −1.58 17.2545.00 15.67 mt65a03.r1 Soares mouse lymph node NbMLN Mus musculus cDNAclone 634732 5′ HCPH_geneP AC002397 5.00 10.00 25.00 15.00 Mousechromosome 6 BAC-284H12 (Research Genetics mouse BAC library) completesequence. W98864 w98864 1.33 12.00 29.33 13.33 W98864 mg11h11.r1 Musmusculus cDNA, 5′ end MDK aa072643 1.83 15.50 37.67 17.33 AA072643mm75a09.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end CD8B aa238483 3.67 13.00 31.3316.67 mx94f04.r1 Soares mouse NML Mus musculus cDNA clone 694015 5′similar to TR: G806566 G806566 SM PROTEIN G.; AA690738 aa690738 −2.8315.50 36.33 12.67 vu57b03.r1 Soares mouse mammary gland NbMMG Musmusculus cDNA clone 1195469 5′, mRNA sequence. RRM2 C81593 0.00 10.0023.00 10.00 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA cloneJ0101H11 3′ similar to Mouse ribonucleotide reductase M2 subunit mRNA,mRNA sequence. E_TC39517 aa451220 5.00 10.00 22.00 15.00 vt83b09.r1Soares mouse mammary gland NbMMG Mus musculus cDNA clone 850361 5′similar to WP: C14B1.3 CE00900; CD39L1 W10995 3.67 11.00 23.00 14.67ma41d10.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 313267 5′,mRNA sequence. ACTC1 aa117701 0.92 10.75 22.33 11.67 AA117701 mo64d03.r1Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_TC33572 aa396029 0.67 10.00 20.67 10.67vb41e05.r1 Soares mouse lymph node NbMLN Mus musculus cDNA clone 7515205′ E_W50888 w50888 3.67 12.00 24.67 15.67 W50888 ma23e03.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end E_TC32548 aa408672 −0.58 39.25 80.00 38.67 EST03133 Mouse7.5 dpc embryo ectoplacental cone cDNA library Mus musculus cDNA cloneC0031D07 3′ E_JUN w09701 −1.58 16.25 32.33 14.67 W09701 ma56e02.r1 Musmusculus cDNA, 5′ end E_TC18790 aa002761 0.33 10.00 22.67 10.33mg45b10.r1 Soares mouse embryo NbME13.5 14.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone426715 5′. E_TC39388 aa028770 0.00 10.00 20.00 10.00 mi15h02.r1 Soaresmouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 463635 5′ E_TC23744 AA030688−0.25 10.25 25.67 10.00 mi22g02.r1 Soares mouse embryo NbME13.5 14.5 Musmusculus cDNA clone 464306 5′ E_TC27896 aa059883 3.17 10.50 21.33 13.67mj76a06.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 482002 5′ SPI6aa108054 0.33 10.00 23.33 10.33 mp09d07.r1 Life Tech mouse embryo 8 5dpc10664019 Mus musculus cDNA clone 568717 5′ E_TC28792 aa108677 4.33 10.0021.00 14.33 mp39a05.r1 Barstead MPLRB1 Mus musculus cDNA clone 571568 5′E_D21261 aa120653 2.08 35.25 124.67 37.33 mp/1g11.r1 Soares 2NbM1 Musmusculus cDNA clone 574724 5′ similar to gb: D21261 SM22-ALPHA HOMOLOG(HUMAN); E_TC15056 aa122622 −1.25 11.25 25.33 10.00 mn33e03.r1Beddington mouse embryonic region Mus musculus cDNA clone 539740 5′similar to TR: E236822 E236822 HYPOTHETICAL 26.5 KD PROTEIN.; E_TC17285aa137292 4.42 16.25 32.33 20.67 mq98h01.r1 Soares mouse 3NbMS Musmusculus cDNA clone 596017 5′ E_TC37973 aa172851 4.67 10.00 21.67 14.67mr31f05.r1 Soares mouse 3NbMS Mus musculus cDNA clone 599073 5′E_TC27387 aa174883 0.67 25.00 65.67 25.67 ms77e07.r1 Soares mouse 3NbMSMus musculus cDNA clone 617604 5′ E_TC21726 aa184116 0.58 11.75 28.0012.33 mt22f04.r1 Soares mouse 3NbMS Mus musculus cDNA clone 621823 5′E_TC27481 aa210359 1.00 13.00 29.33 14.00 mu72h03.r1 Soares mouse lymphnode NbMLN Mus musculus cDNA clone 644981 5′ TSTAP198_7 AA408475 3.0011.00 24.33 14.00 EST02956 Mouse 7.5 dpc embryo ectoplacental cone cDNAlibrary Mus musculus cDNA clone C0028E12 3′, mRNA sequence. E_TC35691aa538477 0.00 11.00 22.67 11.00 vj53e12.r1 Knowles Solter mouseblastocyst B1 Mus musculus cDNA clone 932782 5′ E_TC39260 aa542220 −0.8314.50 42.67 13.67 vk43h10.r1 Soares mouse mammary gland NbMMG Musmusculus cDNA clone 949411 5′ AA596794 aa596794 −1.00 33.00 92.67 32.00vo16a05.r1 Barstead mouse myotubes MPLRB5 Mus musculus cDNA clone1050032 5′, mRNA sequence. AA606926 aa606926 −4.92 15.25 35.00 10.33vm91d04.r1 Knowles Solter mouse blastocyst B1 Mus musculus cDNA clone1005607 5′ similar to TR: G497940 G497940 MAJOR VAULT PROTEIN.;, mRNAsequence. AA616243 AA616243 0.33 10.00 21.33 10.33 vo50d04.r1 Barsteadmouse irradiated colon MPLRB7 Mus musculus cDNA clone 1053319 5′, mRNAsequence. AA666918 aa666918 −1.08 11.75 25.33 10.67 vq87c07.r1 KnowlesSolter mouse blastocyst B3 Mus musculus cDNA clone 1109292 5′, mRNAsequence. POU2F2 aa674986 −1.75 11.75 37.67 10.00 vq57g08.r1 Barsteadmouse proximal colon MPLRB6 Mus musculus cDNA clone 1106462 5′, mRNAsequence. AA710451 aa710451 0.33 10.00 46.33 10.33 vt42f07.r1 Barsteadmouse proximal colon MPLRB6 Mus musculus cDNA clone 1165765 5′, mRNAsequence. C76523 c76523 −1.17 11.50 30.67 10.33 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocystcDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone J0012E07 3′, mRNA sequence. C76523 c765230.00 10.00 23.00 10.00 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNAclone J0012E07 3′, mRNA sequence. C76830 C76830 −0.42 11.75 27.33 11.33Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone J0020H05 3′similar to Mus musculus ribosomal protein S26 (RPS26) mRNA, mRNAsequence. C77861 C77861 0.17 16.50 35.67 16.67 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocystcDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone J0038G08 3′ similar to Rattus norvegicusmajor vault protein mRNA, mRNA sequence. C80574 C80574 −3.00 28.00 60.6725.00 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus musculus cDNA clone J0084D04 3′similar to Human clone 23665 mRNA sequence. E_W48951 w48951 0.00 10.0020.00 10.00 W48951 md24g11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end RRAS w41501−0.25 10.25 21.67 10.00 W41501 mc43d11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ endW50898 w50898 2.92 15.75 40.33 18.67 W50898 ma23g03.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end W57485 w57485 0.00 10.00 23.67 10.00 W57485 ma34h02.r1 Musmusculus cDNA, 5′ end E_LAP18 aa117100 1.83 11.50 24.33 13.33 AA117100mo60a10.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end AA011784 aa011784 3.17 17.50 67.6720.67 AA011784 mg92b08.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_HSPB1 aa0150264.42 12.25 38.67 16.67 AA015026 mh26f03.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ endE_HSPB1 aa015458 −0.50 10.50 24.67 10.00 AA015458 mh22b09.r1 Musmusculus cDNA, 5′ end E_ABP1 aa023491 0.00 10.00 38.33 10.00 AA023491mh74e11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end LCN2 w13166 0.00 10.00 70.00 10.00W13166 ma93f11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end TUBA2 aa030759 −0.67 14.0040.33 13.33 AA030759 ml32e11.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_HSPB1aa034638 0.00 10.00 20.00 10.00 AA034638 mh17a07.r1 Mus musculus cDNA,5′ end E_PEA15 aa108330 2.50 11.50 40.00 14.00 AA108330 mp28b03.r1 Musmusculus cDNA, 5′ end E_ABP1 aa107847 0.00 10.00 34.67 10.00 AA107847mo49d08.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_ABP1 aa104688 0.00 10.00 42.6710.00 AA104688 mo55c10.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_PRKM1 aa1047440.00 10.00 28.67 10.00 AA104744 mo56d02.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ endE_ABP1 aa109909 0.00 10.00 28.67 10.00 AA109909 mp10d09.r1 Mus musculuscDNA, 5′ end E_HSPB1 w08057 2.33 10.00 48.00 12.33 W08057 mb37e05.r1 Musmusculus cDNA, 5′ end E_LGALS3 w10936 0.00 10.00 27.33 10.00 W10936ma03e09.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_FLNA w29429 2.67 10.00 33.6712.67 W29429 mb99d03.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end E_CCL64 w90837 −0.7510.75 33.00 10.00 W90837 mf78g07.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end

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TABLE 7 Genes Normalized by AntiB7 Untr 42w/12w delta Avg. Avg. Avg.(fold aB7- Accession# Gene description Untr12w Untr42w aB7.50w change)unt12w AA014127 DNA segment, Chr 15, Wayne State 17.50 58.00 21.67 3.314.17 University 77, expressed AA014427 ESTs, Moderately similar toKIAA1398 18.50 40.67 20.00 2.20 1.50 protein [H. sapiens] AA028499ml19b09.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 10.00 22.00 10.00 2.20 0.00 Musmusculus cDNA clone 463961 5′ AA030185 mh88g01.r1 Soares mouse placenta11.75 24.67 10.33 2.10 −1.42 4NbMP13.5 14.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone458064 5′ AA030551 ml26a09.r1 Soares mouse embryo 12.75 30.00 15.00 2.352.25 NbME13.5 14.5 Mus musculus cDNA clone 464632 5′ AA033074 flotillin1 24.75 54.00 25.67 2.18 0.92 AA124813 mp80d03.r1 Soares 2NbMT Musmusculus 10.00 22.67 14.67 2.27 4.67 cDNA clone 575525 5′ AA146509mr06e04.r1 Soares mouse 3NbMS Mus 10.75 23.00 15.67 2.14 4.92 musculuscDNA clone 596670 5′ AA170668 ESTs, Weakly similar to lysophospholipase10.50 29.67 13.33 2.83 2.83 I [M. musculus] AA177556 NS1-associatedprotein 1 11.75 28.00 10.33 2.38 −1.42 AA178134 mt14c11.r1 Soares mouse3NbMS Mus 10.25 21.00 14.00 2.05 3.75 musculus cDNA clone 621044 5′AA178671 mt18g04.r1 Soares mouse 3NbMS Mus 13.25 29.00 15.33 2.19 2.08musculus cDNA clone 621462 5′ AA183094 mt84a04.r1 Soares mouse lymphnode 13.00 33.33 12.33 2.56 −0.67 NbMLN Mus musculus cDNA clone 6365585′ AA189422 ESTs, Weakly similar to scaffold 10.75 22.00 14.00 2.05 3.25attachment factor B [R. norvegicus] AA209083 mw74f12.r1 Soares mouse NMLMus 10.00 20.00 13.00 2.00 3.00 musculus cDNA clone 676463 5′ AA254293synaptotagmin 11 10.50 33.00 14.00 3.14 3.50 AA267679 ESTs, Weaklysimilar to contains 10.00 24.33 10.33 2.43 0.33 transmembrane [M.musculus] AA267968 ESTs, Moderately similar to unnamed 11.00 22.67 14.002.06 3.00 protein product [H. sapiens] AA271910 ESTs, Highly similar toHYPOTHETICAL 12.50 34.33 15.67 2.75 3.17 13.6 KD PROTEIN IN NUP170-ILS1INTERGENIC REGION [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] AA4076973-monooxgenase/tryptophan 5- 43.00 108.67 42.00 2.53 −1.00 monooxgenaseactivation protein, gamma polypeptide AA408675 ESTs, Highly similar tounnamed protein 13.25 31.00 16.67 2.34 3.42 product [H. sapiens]AA409818 DNA segment, Chr 2, Wayne State 10.50 22.00 12.67 2.10 2.17University 58, expressed AA414142 DNA segment, Chr 19, Wayne State 28.7560.33 31.00 2.10 2.25 University 162, expressed AA415044 earlydevelopment regulator 2 (homolog of 11.75 27.67 13.67 2.35 1.92polyhomeotic 2) AA415813 Mus musculus Balb/c zinc finger protein 10.2523.00 14.33 2.24 4.08 PZF (Pzf) mRNA, complete cds AA498750 programmedcell death 4 10.00 23.67 14.33 2.37 4.33 AA537405 ESTs, Weakly similarto KIAA0308 11.25 24.00 14.67 2.13 3.42 [H. sapiens] AA543807 DNAsegment, Chr 11, ERATO Doi 9, 10.50 21.00 11.33 2.00 0.83 expressedAA544203 ESTs, Highly similar to UBP7_HUMAN 17.50 39.33 21.00 2.25 3.50UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL HYDROLASE 7 [H. sapiens] AA571242 ESTs,Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 10.25 23.00 13.67 2.24 3.42 13.5 KDPROTEIN C45G9.7 IN CHROMOSOME III [Caenorhabditis elegans] AA589418vl46g07.s1 Stratagene mouse skin 10.25 25.33 11.33 2.47 1.08 (#937313)Mus musculus cDNA clone 975324 3′, mRNA sequence. AA591007 ESTs, Highlysimilar to AHNK_HUMAN 35.25 88.67 36.00 2.52 0.75 NEUROBLASTDIFFERENTIATION ASSOCIATED PROTEIN AHNAK [H. sapiens] AA616337heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein 33.25 67.00 37.67 2.02 4.42 A/BAA624011 ESTs, Highly similar to MYOSIN HEAVY 26.00 91.00 23.67 3.50−2.33 CHAIN, NONMUSCLE [Gallus gallus] AA638759 vn03c04.r1 KnowlesSolter mouse 10.00 21.33 10.00 2.13 0.00 blastocyst B1 Mus musculus cDNAclone 1006662 5′, mRNA sequence. AA673970 vo87b04.r1 Barstead mouseirradiated 10.75 22.00 10.00 2.05 −0.75 colon MPLRB7 Mus musculus cDNAclone 1066063 5′, mRNA sequence. AA675026 ethanol induced 1 10.75 25.6713.33 2.39 2.58 AA690887 E26 avian leukemia oncogene 2, 3′ domain 10.7522.00 12.33 2.05 1.58 AA726578 DNA segment, Chr 7, ERATO Doi 257, 19.0041.67 14.67 2.19 −4.33 expressed AB006787 mitogen activated proteinkinase kinase 10.00 21.00 10.67 2.10 0.67 kinase 5 AF013490 proteintyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor 14.75 34.67 18.67 2.35 3.92 type 9AF022992 period homolog (Drosophila) 18.25 52.00 22.00 2.85 3.75 C77188Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus 10.00 21.33 11.00 2.13 1.00 musculuscDNA clone J0027B07 3′, mRNA sequence. D10576 ubiquitin-activatingenzyme E1, Chr X 51.75 103.67 56.33 2.00 4.58 D16141 lethal giant larvaehomolog 16.00 34.00 21.00 2.13 5.00 J03535 embigin 11.50 23.00 16.002.00 4.50 J04696 glutathione S-transferase, mu 2 20.00 39.67 24.67 1.984.67 L07264 heparin binding epidermal growth factor- 10.00 23.00 14.332.30 4.33 like growth factor M22326 early growth response 1 10.00 28.0010.67 2.80 0.67 M26270 stearoyl-Coenzyme A desaturase 2 12.00 28.6713.00 2.39 1.00 M33227 defensin related cryptdin, related sequence 10.0020.33 13.33 2.03 3.33 2 M64292 B-cell translocation gene 2, anti- 10.0031.00 12.67 3.10 2.67 proliferative W44201 stearoyl-Coenzyme Adesaturase 2 24.00 51.00 27.33 2.13 3.33 M16362 trinucleotide repeatcontaining 11 (THR- 10.50 22.67 13.67 2.16 3.17 associated protein, 230kDa subunit) W65634 valyl-tRNA synthetase 2 10.00 25.00 10.00 2.50 0.00W71798 silent mating type information regulation 2, 12.75 26.00 13.672.04 0.92 (S. cerevisiae, homolog)-like 3 W75814 defender against celldeath 1 14.00 32.33 15.33 2.31 1.33 D50050 HGF-regulated tyrosine kinasesubstrate 13.25 29.67 16.00 2.24 2.75 AA030895 aplysia ras-relatedhomolog 9 (RhoC) 12.25 28.00 13.67 2.29 1.42 X84014 laminin, alpha 314.00 29.00 13.00 2.07 −1.00 X51397 myeloid differentiation primaryresponse 11.25 23.33 13.67 2.07 2.42 gene 88 W90864 valyl-tRNAsynthetase 2 10.50 24.67 10.00 2.35 −0.50 AA170104 ATPase, Ca++transporting, cardiac 22.75 46.67 22.33 2.05 −0.42 muscle, slow twitch 2AA104459 ESTs, Highly similar to EUKARYOTIC 17.00 39.33 15.67 2.31 −1.33INITIATION FACTOR 4 GAMMA [Oryctolagus cuniculus] M29325 Mouse L1Md-9repetitive sequence 13.75 38.00 12.67 2.76 −1.08 (EXTRACTED 3′UTR)W10739 regulator of G-protein signaling 2 10.00 20.67 10.67 2.07 0.67S68108 SWI/SNF related, matrix associated, actin 12.50 29.00 16.00 2.323.50 dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily a, member 4 U10115dishevelled, dsh homolog (Drosophila) 22.00 48.67 21.67 2.21 −0.33U25096 Kruppel-like factor 2 (lung) 10.00 33.33 14.33 3.33 4.33 U27455serine palmitoyltransferase, long chain 22.00 62.00 22.00 2.82 0.00 basesubunit 2 U29173 lymphotoxin B receptor 16.00 41.33 19.00 2.58 3.00U37501 laminin, alpha 5 10.00 20.33 10.00 2.03 0.00 U54638 rhotekin10.00 26.67 14.67 2.67 4.67 U66887 RAD50 homolog (S. cerevisiae) 10.0020.33 13.33 2.03 3.33 U84411 protein tyrosine phosphatase 4a1 35.2577.67 39.67 2.20 4.42 W10325 ESTs, Moderately similar to unnamed 13.0041.33 13.00 3.18 0.00 protein product [H. sapiens] W64108 ESTs, Weaklysimilar to A57514 RNA 10.75 29.33 13.67 2.73 2.92 helicase HEL117 - rat[R. norvegicus] W83347 IQ motif containing GTPase activating 15.75 38.6713.67 2.46 −2.08 protein 1 X16670 carbon catabolite repression 4 homolog(S. 42.00 86.67 45.00 2.06 3.00 cerevisiae) X60831 transcription factorUBF 12.00 24.00 14.00 2.00 2.00 X61800 CCAAT/enhancer binding protein(C/EBP), 10.00 29.00 11.33 2.90 1.33 delta X64414 low densitylipoprotein receptor 15.50 36.00 13.00 2.32 −2.50 X65635 melanocortin 1receptor 16.50 36.67 21.00 2.22 4.50 X97490 phospholipase c neighboring10.50 24.67 10.00 2.35 −0.50 X99592 paired box gene 8 29.50 65.67 31.002.23 1.50 D87661 tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5- 10.50 27.3312.00 2.60 1.50 monooxygenase activation protein, eta polypeptide W50898ma23g03.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 15.75 31.67 17.67 2.01 1.92 W20873ESTs, Highly similar to INTERFERON- 10.00 34.67 13.33 3.47 3.33INDUCIBLE PROTEIN [Rattus norvegicus] W18503 Mus musculus cytoplasmicdynein heavy 12.25 31.67 13.00 2.59 0.75 chain mRNA, complete cds W11954Mus musculus cytoplasmic dynein heavy 12.75 34.67 13.33 2.72 0.58 chainmRNA, complete cds W08057 mb37e05.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 10.0059.00 11.00 5.90 1.00 C76523 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus 11.5040.33 13.67 3.51 2.17 musculus cDNA clone J0012E07 3′, mRNA sequence.C75983 Mouse 3.5-dpc blastocyst cDNA Mus 14.50 73.33 16.33 5.06 1.83musculus cDNA clone J0001E09 3′ similar to Unannotatable data, mRNAsequence. AA606926 ESTs, Moderately similar to I53908 major 15.25 46.0013.33 3.02 −1.92 vault protein - rat [R. norvegicus] AA197973 ESTs,Weakly similar to A34337 propionyl- 46.00 21.67 41.33 0.47 −4.67 CoAcarboxylase [R. norvegicus] AA172851 ESTs, Highly similar toLEUCINE-RICH 10.00 58.33 10.67 5.83 0.67 ALPHA-2-GLYCOPROTEIN [Homosapiens] AA168865 ms38c08.r1 Mus musculus cDNA, 5′ end 11.25 37.33 11.673.32 0.42 AA028657 ml14h12.r1 Soares mouse p3NMF19.5 28.75 79.00 31.672.75 2.92 Mus musculus cDNA clone 463559 5′ AA004011 ESTs, Weaklysimilar to CG9591 gene 10.00 24.33 10.33 2.43 0.33 product [D.melanogaster] AA003358 ESTs, Moderately similar to T00076 20.50 66.3318.67 3.24 −1.83 hypothetical protein KIAA0462 - human [H. sapiens]AA002653 ESTs, Highly similar to KIAA0169 protein 12.25 40.00 14.33 3.272.08 [H. sapiens] AA396029 signal transducer and activator of 10.0034.00 11.00 3.40 1.00 transcription 3 M73696 solute carrier family 20,member 1 10.00 31.67 14.00 3.17 4.00 W41501 Harvey rat sarcoma oncogene,subgroup R 10.25 25.67 10.00 2.50 −0.25 X67141 parvalbumin 28.00 11.0024.33 0.39 −3.67 AA108330 phosphoprotein enriched in astrocytes 15 11.5051.33 13.00 4.46 1.50 AA104744 mitogen activated protein kinase 1 10.0023.00 10.00 2.30 0.00 D50581 potassium inwardly rectifying channel,10.50 31.00 15.00 2.95 4.50 subfamily J, member 11 W09701 Jun oncogene16.25 32.67 13.67 2.01 −2.58 AA034638 heat shock protein, 25 kDa 10.0029.67 10.00 2.97 0.00 AA038607 heat shock protein, 25 kDa 12.50 52.0015.33 4.16 2.83 U29055 guanine nucleotide binding protein, beta 1 12.0026.00 15.67 2.17 3.67 W10995 ectonucleoside triphosphate 11.00 22.6712.00 2.06 1.00 diphosphohydrolase 2 W98531 eukaryotic translationelongation factor 2 11.50 37.33 13.33 3.25 1.83 AA666918 IQ motifcontaining GTPase activating 11.75 31.33 13.00 2.67 1.25 protein 1AA472016 DNA segment, Chr 5, Wayne State 39.75 18.67 36.67 0.47 −3.08University 31, expressed U49430 ceruloplasmin 20.50 157.67 22.33 7.691.83 Z19543 calponin 2 15.25 35.33 17.00 2.32 1.75 AB000713 claudin 416.00 107.33 21.00 6.71 5.00 X62600 CCAAT/enhancer binding protein(C/EBP), 10.00 27.33 10.00 2.73 0.00 beta X13333 CD14 antigen 25.5095.33 28.67 3.74 3.17 X04120 carbon catabolite repression 4 homolog (S.50.00 134.67 53.33 2.69 3.33 cerevisiae) X80638 aplysia ras-relatedhomolog 9 (RhoC) 47.00 147.33 50.33 3.13 3.33 W98864 annexin A5 12.0030.33 14.00 2.53 2.00 D67076 a disintegrin-like and metalloprotease10.00 46.33 10.33 4.63 0.33 (reprolysin type) with thrombospondin type 1motif, 1 AA444568 apoptotic chromatin condensation inducer 10.00 33.0010.00 3.30 0.00 in the nucleus

TABLE 8 Genes Abnormally Expressed Prior to Onset of Nephritis AccessionNos. X52634 AA268913 aa277082 L31958 Msa.30568 aa597269 aa277082 U12473aa683909 Msa.27790.0 c75983 D84391 Msa.43183.0 N28179 j00544 c76162Msa.383.0 ET62448 ET63281 Msa.2529.0 ET62053 Msa.29071.0

1. A method of diagnosing a subject with systemic lupus erythematosus,the method comprising the step of comparing: a) a level of expression ofa marker in a sample from the subject, wherein the marker is atranscribed polynucleotide or a portion thereof, wherein the markerhybridizes under stringent conditions to mouse retinoic acid-responsiveprotein mRNA, and b) a normal level of expression of the marker in acontrol sample, wherein a difference between the level of expression ofthe marker in the sample from the subject and the normal level by afactor of at least about 2 is an indication that the subject isafflicted with systemic lupus erythematosus.
 2. The method of claim 1,wherein the sample is collected from kidney tissue.
 3. The method ofclaim 1, wherein the control sample is from a non-diseased subject. 4.The method of claim 1, wherein the control sample is from non-involvedtissue of the subject.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the transcribedpolynucleotide is an mRNA.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein thetranscribed polynucleotide is a cDNA.